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the ivory tower

Idiom Education

Meaning

a place or situation where one is disconnected from practical concerns or the real world

Example Sentences

"Academics are often accused of living in the ivory tower."

Related Expressions

double back

to turn around and go back the way you came

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to pass something to someone of a later generation

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a harmless or small lie told to avoid hurting someone

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a small sign that something good might happen

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decisions made based on factual data rather than assumptions

I’d say

used to express a considered opinion