Meanings (ES + gloss)
torre de marfil
A sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations.
Hamilton College is an ivory tower with an open bar, and so I - who work and play equally hard - have come to love this place, and have been dead-set against leaving it.
Such a proposal looks fine from an ivory tower, but it could never work in real life.
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