in a world of one's own meaning

[American idiom]
own aloof; detached; self-centered.
• John lives in a world of his own. He has very few friends.
• Mary walks around in a world of her own, but she's very intelligent.
• When she's thinking, she drifts into a world of her own.

[American slang]
Fig. aloof; detached; selfcentered. (Typically: be ~; get [into] ~; live ~.)
   John lives in a world of his own. He has very few friends.
   Mary walks around in a world of her own, but she's very intelligent.

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