Sue has been walking on air since she won the prize.
His father's compliment left Jed walking on air.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
walk on air — {v. phr.}, {informal} To feel happy and excited. * /Sue has been walking on air since she won the prize./ * /His father s compliment left Jed walking on air./ Compare: ON CLOUD NINE, ON TOP OF THE WORLD … Dictionary of American idioms
walk on air — {v. phr.}, {informal} To feel happy and excited. * /Sue has been walking on air since she won the prize./ * /His father s compliment left Jed walking on air./ Compare: ON CLOUD NINE, ON TOP OF THE WORLD … Dictionary of American idioms
walk on air — verb feel extreme happiness or elation (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑exult, ↑be on cloud nine, ↑jump for joy • Derivationally related forms: ↑walking on air, ↑exultant (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
walk on air — ► walk (or tread) on air feel elated. Main Entry: ↑air … English terms dictionary
walk on air — When you are happy or excited because of a pleasant event that makes you feel as if you were floating, you are walking on air. Sophie has been walking on air since her painting won first prize … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
walk on air — feel happy and excited She has been walking on air all morning since she heard that she had passed her exams … Idioms and examples
walk on air — to be very happy. Editors of the school s newspaper were walking on air when they heard that the Tigers News was judged the best in the country … New idioms dictionary
walk on air — feel as if one is in the clouds, feel the rising of the wind … English contemporary dictionary
air — ► NOUN 1) the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2) the open space above the surface of the earth. 3) (before another noun ) indicating the use of aircraft: air travel. 4) the earth s… … English terms dictionary
air — [er, ar] n. [ME < OFr < L aer < Gr aēr, air, mist] 1. the elastic, invisible mixture of gases (chiefly nitrogen and oxygen, as well as hydrogen, carbon dioxide, argon, neon, helium, etc.) that surrounds the earth; atmosphere 2. space… … English World dictionary
