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The phrase 'Ivory Tower' is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is an idiom which refers to a state of privileged isolation from the realities of the world, and can be used to describe a situation in which someone is shielded from the realities of life, such as a protected academic environment. For example: The professor in the ivory tower spends many hours in her laboratory, unaware of the changes happening in the world outside.
Idiom
Ivory tower.
Those who live in ivory towers are detached from the world/reality.
Dictionary
ivory tower
noun
A sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations.
- Such a proposal looks fine from an ivory tower, but it could never work in real life.
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