be in another world
be in another world
To be lost in thoughts or daydreams and thus oblivious to one's surroundings. Jill must have been in another world when I asked her to turn off the oven because the bread is burned now. I have no idea what the professor said during today's lecture because I was in another world the whole time.
See also: another, world
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- be, live, etc. in a world of your own
- get into a world of (one's) own
- in (one's) own (little) world
- in a world of (one's) own
- in a world of own
- in one's own world
- live in a world of (one's) own
- be in a world of (one's) own
- be on another planet
- Planet