catch air

catch air

To jump into the air, especially in a vehicle or on sports equipment (e.g., skis, skateboards, inline skates, etc.). "Air" is often preceded by a modifier such as "big" or "major" to emphasize the size of the jump. I love this ski slope, you can catch some major air off some of its jumps! Ted caught air in his sports car as he drove over the hill.
See also: air, catch
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • catch big air
  • grievance
  • air (one's) grievances
  • air grievances
  • air one's grievances
  • dance on air
  • walk on air
  • walk on air, to
  • float on air
  • air out
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The soapy cloth cut like a pillowcase is spread and swayed from side to side to catch air, an ancient ritual of a movement where the therapist appears to dance with the cloth.
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He is not hampered by his responsibilities, nor is he self-conscious about giving in to his urges to catch air, to twist and turn and somersault in a waltz with his bike or skateboard, to defy gravity in search of "the zone'' in which thinking vanishes and "doing'' dominates.
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dreaming at all, with only a singular determination to catch air, to
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"They are trying to catch air with a net," said Muayad al-Tayyib, using an Arabic phrase to allude to criticism that officials have not genuinely tried to find any of those responsible.
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He said: "The scanning machines are set to catch air samples for explosives and guns and stop with a red light to alert if there are any in a bag, so I don't see how they could get through.
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