Air Idioms
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Meaning: Describes someone who behaves as if they are superior to others and chooses not to engage with them.
Example: Despite his achievements, he never walks around with his nose in the air. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be elated, extremely happy, or in high spirits.
Example: After winning the lottery, she felt like she was flying in the air. Read more ➺
Meaning: to disappear suddenly and completely, without leaving a trace.
Example: The magician's assistant seemed to vanish into thin air, leaving the audience in awe. Read more ➺
Meaning: empty, exaggerated talk or writing.
Example: Please do not pay any attention to Howard because he's full of hot air. Read more ➺
Meaning: fighting without any purpose.
Example: You are just beating the air if you want to turn him into a good boy. Read more ➺
Meaning: something like a mood that everybody can feel
Example: You could feel the tension in the air as everyone waited to hear the announcement. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be very happy (elated)
Example: I have been walking on air since I found out that I have been awarded a scholarship to study music. Read more ➺
Meaning: thinking of some impossible task
Example: She keeps talking about her big-time ambitions, but it's all castles in the air. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be pretentious/showy
Example: Susan is a very smart girl but the fact that she gives herself airs about her job makes me like her a little less. Read more ➺
Meaning: unresolved, undecided
Example: The future of the project is up in the air as the management has failed to finalize the budget. Read more ➺
