Verbal Ability - Idioms and Phrases - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Idioms and Phrases - Section 2 (Q.No. 112)
Directions to Solve
In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.
112.
It is time that professors came down from their ivory towers and studied the real needs of the students.
Discussion:
4 comments Page 1 of 1.
Ish Narayan Tripathi said:
1 year ago
The ivory towers in the passage signifies a world unblemished from reality, therefore the answer should be dream land>.
Winston said:
4 years ago
Please explain me.
Payal said:
8 years ago
To live or be in an ivory tower is not to know about or to want to avoid the ordinary and unpleasant things that happen in people's lives.
Rakesh said:
9 years ago
Why not dream land? because ivory towers = imaginary world.
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