in the air
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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.
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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 .
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See up in the air . [Mid-1700s]
Example Sentences
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We know it will involve giving pupils the option to study more vocational courses and take up work experience from Year 10, but how it will work in practice is still up in the air.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
"We can't reach our homes... We come here, breathe in the air of our village, then leave," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Smoke still hangs in the air, although it is easier to breathe than the previous evening, when the acrid smell of fire spread across Bordeaux.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Footage taken not long before the rescue showed Jackie sparring with subadult balds — on the ground and in the air, according to Voisard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
But Ida had said that magic was everywhere—in the sky, in the air, in the sun.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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