living on another planet

living on another planet
on/from/living on/another planet humorous phrase
used for saying that someone does not notice what is happening around them, or has ideas that are not reasonable or practical

The party doesn’t seem to be in touch with popular opinion – it’s as if they’re living on another planet.

Thesaurus: not paying attentionsynonym not sensible or reasonablesynonym
Main entry: planet

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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