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in the air
1in the air
2See up in the air . [Mid-1700s]
In circulation, in people's thoughts. For example, There's a rumor in the air that they're closing , or Christmas is in the air . [Second half of 1800s] Also see in the wind .
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the following idiom, also see castles in the air ; leave hanging (in the air) ; nose in the air ; up in the air .Example Sentences
It is not something I associate with any one person but rather with a particular time, this time, a certain kind of day, a specific smell in the air.
He got the biggest grin on his face, sticks his finger in the air and goes, “I smell money.”
Second, airstrikes or even conventional cruise missile strikes, like in 2019, are also on the table - each carrying the risk of a retaliatory spiral, as seen in the air skirmishes that followed then.
The metaphor lingers in the air, underscoring the toll taken by all of the operations.
In fact, all 200 or so deportees on those flights have been illegally rendered to El Salvador in blatant defiance of a judge’s court order to stop them or return those already in the air.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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