Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom:-

"To live in an Ivory tower"

Options:

Tricking someone

To be a wealthy person

To live in an imaginary world

To live in a big house

Correct Answer:

To live in an imaginary world

Explanation:

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "to live in an ivory tower" is to live in an imaginary world. The idiom comes from the idea of an ivory tower being a place of isolation and privilege, where people are detached from the real world. In a figurative sense, to say that someone is "living in an ivory tower" means that they are out of touch with reality and that they are not aware of the problems of the real world.

The other options are not as accurate descriptions of the meaning of the idiom. Tricking someone is not typically associated with the idiom "to live in an ivory tower." To be a wealthy person is not the same as living in an imaginary world. To live in a big house is not the same as living in an imaginary world.