ivory tower
noun /ˌaɪvəri ˈtaʊə(r)/
/ˌaɪvəri ˈtaʊər/
(disapproving)- a place or situation where you are separated from the problems and practical aspects of normal life and therefore do not have to worry about or understand them
- academics living in ivory towers
Word Originearly 20th cent.: translating French tour d'ivoire, used by the writer Sainte-Beuve.