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grimsim
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Hello, Do you know what this idiom means: get out of your Ivory Coast? |
6 Nov 2010
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anitarobi
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I �ve heard of the ivory tower idiom, but not the one you mention...
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6 Nov 2010
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Aurore
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Are you sure you don �t mean" get out of your Ivory tower"? This means that a person should stop being so concerned with the intellectual side of life, usually a person who is unsociable or withdrawn. "get out of your Ivory tower" means to become more practical, sociable, to get out and have some fun. Not sure that helps.
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6 Nov 2010
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joy2bill
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I would have thought the idiom was "get down from your ivory tower". Ivory tower is associated with universities... most used to have a tower as a symbol of higher learning. So basically it means stop being so snooty or high-brow and get real, become like the rest of us! |
7 Nov 2010
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Jayho
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The Ivory Coast is an African country where there is currently a high risk of crime and personal security to travellers. So yes, you may want to physically get out of the Ivory Coast.
But I �m with the others, I think you might mean the idiom concerning the ivory tower. I can �t say that it is commonly used - I rarely hear it used. |
7 Nov 2010
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