in the air

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in the air

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1. See up in the air . [Mid-1700s]

2. 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

And don't you give me any more of your eye-snappin' and lip-poutin' and head-in-the-air imperdence!

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He reviewed strange signs that were-in-the-air-to-day, seeing them all as aspects of one single thing.

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They never grew clear enough to be actual thoughts; they were just passing hints of what was in-the-air-to-day.

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Often while the lamp burnt low, and a horse-bell jangled sadly, they laughed together in a castle-in-the-air.

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But we had our unpractical evenings, also, when we built castles-in-the-air, and chose the furniture for them.

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Related Words

• forthcoming
• immediate
• impending
• inevitable
• likely
• looming
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• probable
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