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Direction: In the following questions four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

  1. It is time that professors came down from their ivory towers and studied the real needs of present-day students.
    1. expensive fee
    2. detachment and seclusion
    3. dreamlands
    4. a tower made of ivory
Correct Option: B

detachment and seclusion ivory tower : a situation where you are separated from the problems and practical aspects of normal life.



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