float/walk on air

float on air

To be extremely happy. I've been floating on air ever since I got engaged!

walk on air

To be in a state of extreme happiness. I've been walking on air ever since I got engaged!

See also: air, on, walk

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

float on air

Fig. [for someone] to feel free and euphoric. I was so happy, I was floating on air. Mary was floating on air after she won first prize.

walk on air

Fig. to be very happy; to be euphoric. Ann was walking on air when she got the job. On the last day of school, all the children are walking on air.

See also: air, on, walk

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

walk on air

Feel elated or exuberantly joyful, as in She was walking on air after she found out she'd won the teaching award. This metaphoric term likens feeling happy to floating. [Late 1800s]

See also: air, on, walk

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

walk on air

feel elated.

1977 Bernard MacLaverty Secrets ‘I'm sure you're walking on air,’ my mother said to Paul at his wedding.

See also: air, on, walk

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

float/walk on ˈair

(informal) be very happy about something: When I passed my driving test, I was walking on air for days.

walk on air

To feel elated.

See also: air, on, walk

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

See also:

float on air
walk on air
walk on air, to
be floating on air
be walking on air
floating
dance on air
tread on air
air (one's) grievances
air grievances

词组	float/walk on air
释义	float/walk on air float on air To be extremely happy. I've been floating on air ever since I got engaged! See also: air, float, on walk on air To be in a state of extreme happiness. I've been walking on air ever since I got engaged! See also: air, on, walk Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. float on air Fig. [for someone] to feel free and euphoric. I was so happy, I was floating on air. Mary was floating on air after she won first prize. See also: air, float, on walk on air Fig. to be very happy; to be euphoric. Ann was walking on air when she got the job. On the last day of school, all the children are walking on air. See also: air, on, walk McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. walk on air Feel elated or exuberantly joyful, as in She was walking on air after she found out she'd won the teaching award. This metaphoric term likens feeling happy to floating. [Late 1800s] See also: air, on, walk The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. walk on air feel elated. 1977 Bernard MacLaverty Secrets ‘I'm sure you're walking on air,’ my mother said to Paul at his wedding. See also: air, on, walk Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary float/walk on ˈair (informal) be very happy about something: When I passed my driving test, I was walking on air for days. See also: air, float, on, walk Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary walk on air To feel elated. See also: air, on, walk American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: float on air walk on air walk on air, to be floating on air be walking on air floating dance on air tread on air air (one's) grievances air grievances
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