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in an ivory tower |
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*in an ivory tower Fig. in a place, such as a university, where one can be aloof from the realities of living. (Typ—ically: be ~; dwell ~; live ~; work ~.) If you didn't spend so much time in your ivory tower, you'd know what people really think! Many professors are said to live in ivory towers. They don't know what the real world is like. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Conditions in the real world are murkier that the situation faced by those in an ivory tower," it said. It may seem that theologians live safely in an ivory tower debating Christian duty while millions of impoverished or persecuted people cross international borders in search of a better life. Is it yet another book recording the results of a researcher working in isolation in an ivory tower and oblivious to the realities of the real world? |
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