live under a rock
live under a rock verb: to live in isolation: to live hermetically (especially, hermitically); thus, to be unaware of or be oblivious to common knowledge; to be isolated from knowledge of current events.
Verb
live under a rock (third-person singular simple present lives under a rock, present participle living under a rock, simple past and past participle lived under a rock)
- To live in isolation: to live hermetically (especially, hermitically); thus, to be unaware of or be oblivious to common knowledge; to be isolated from knowledge of current events.
- Of course I know about Looney Tunes, SpongeBob SquarePants, and The Simpsons. I do not live under a rock.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see live, under, rock.
- Eventually their misanthropy got so bad that they built a ferroconcrete underground home in the farthest boondocks of North Dakota so that they could literally live under a rock.
Forms of live under a rock
| third-person singular present | lives under a rock |
|---|---|
| present participle | living under a rock |
| past participle | lived under a rock |
| past | lived under a rock |
Questions about live under a rock
- What does live under a rock mean?
- Live under a rock means to live in isolation: to live hermetically (especially, hermitically); thus, to be unaware of or be oblivious to common knowledge; to be isolated from knowledge of current events.
- What part of speech is live under a rock?
- Live under a rock is a verb.
- What is the past tense of live under a rock?
- The past tense of live under a rock is lived under a rock.
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