do something in a vacuum

in a vacuum

In total isolation; having no interaction with or connection to other people, places, or actions. Your actions don't occur in a vacuum; they affect everyone else here, too! Being in such a remote, rural town can sometimes feel like living in a vacuum.
See also: vacuum
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

do something in a ˈvacuum

do something alone or separately from other people, events, etc., especially when there should be a connection: No novel is written in a vacuum. There are always influences from past writers.
See also: something, vacuum
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  • in a vacuum
  • vacuum
  • shoot (oneself) in the foot
  • shoot in the foot
  • shoot oneself in the foot
  • shoot yourself in the foot
  • between
  • between (someone or something) and (someone or something else)
  • left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing
  • hindsight is (always) 20/20