midair

be left hanging (in the air/in midair)

To remain unresolved or unaddressed. I don't think he's very knowledgeable on this topic—my very basic question was left hanging in the air.
See also: air, hanging, left

in midair

Moving through the air. One of their players was able to intercept the ball in midair and the score a touchdown. Look at this great picture I've got of you in midair! And here's one from right when you hit the water.
See also: midair

keep (one) hanging (in midair)

1. To withhold information from one when it is expected to be delivered. Hey, don't keep me hanging—did you get the job or not?
2. To leave one in an unsettled state or without some kind of resolution. The consultants were supposed to deliver the report last week, but they've kind of kept us hanging in midair.
See also: hanging, keep

leave (one) hanging in midair

To withhold information from one when it is expected to be delivered, or more broadly to leave one in an unsettled state or without some kind of resolution. Hey, don't leave me hanging in midair—did you get the job or not? The consultants were supposed to deliver the report last week, but they've kind of left us hanging in midair.
See also: hanging, leave, midair
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in midair

in a point high in the air. The planes crashed in midair. Extra fuel was released from the plane in midair.
See also: midair

leave someone or something hanging (in midair)

 and keep someone or something hanging (in midair) 
1. Lit. to keep someone or something suspended in midair when support for the person or thing is removed. The ladder collapsed and left me hanging in midair. Fortunately, I grabbed onto the windowsill.
2. Fig. to suspend dealing with someone or something; to leave someone or something waiting to be finished or continued. She left her sentence hanging in midair. Tell me the rest of the story. Don't leave me hanging in midair.
See also: hanging, leave
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

leave hanging

Also, leave hanging in the air or in midair . Keep undecided, uncertain, or in suspense. For example, Since we hadn't found a big enough hall, we left the final date hanging, or She couldn't figure out a good ending for the book, so her audience was left hanging in midair .
See also: hanging, leave

midair

see under leave hanging.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • be left hanging (in the air/in midair)
  • be left hanging in the air
  • air (one's) grievances
  • air grievances
  • air one's grievances
  • grievance
  • dance on air
  • walk on air
  • walk on air, to
  • float on air
References in periodicals archive
Among them, the Safety Alert lists "human limitations, environmental conditions, aircraft blind spots, and operational distractions," which the NTSB correctly notes "leave even the most diligent pilot vulnerable to the threat of a midair collision with an unseen aircraft."
Is see-and-avoid dead?
A review of the causal factors for midairs and NMACs reveal that failure to adhere to procedures, directions, and/or instructions; poor or incomplete communications; poor coordination; complacency; bad scanning techniques; and failure to adequately train or supervise personnel are cited most often.
Midair and near-midair events: in the last eight years, midair collisions have cost the Navy and Marine Corps more than $795 million
Controlling his skateboard in midair will be critical as Shaun perfects new tricks.
Catching air: pro-boarder Shaun White uses physics to soar to great heights
"By keeping their eyes pointed outside the cockpit, pilots will be better equipped to support the formation via visual lookout and to avoid potential midair collisions in crowded airspace," said Lt.
Air force print news (Oct. 13, 2004): helmet upgrades enhance air power
The ultimate reality event, The Wedding Journey: Vows in MidAir, gave new meaning to the concept of weddings as elaborate productions.
Till gravity do them part
The search and rescue medical technician rappelled from the Sea King to the victim and assisted him while suspended in midair, because the ledge wasn't big enough for two people.
NAS Whidhey Island, Wash
One huge piece, a rumbling mass of three bison weighing nearly 5000 lb, appears to be suspended in midair over a man-made cliff.
Buffalo sculpture commissioned by Kevin Costner on display. (Industry News: North America)
rockets race toward the nuclear missile and destroy it harmlessly in midair. Thousands of American lives are saved.
Star wars. (Defense)
The midair collision has overwhelmed local emergency staff.
Rescue workers overwhelmed by tragedy
In this flat, the aluminium-clad bed is cantilevered from the wall so that it appears to hover in midair. Aluminium floor-to-ceiling storage cupboards span the entire length of the bedroom, holding and hiding all of Yolles' belongings.
Raw discipline: Design of an apartment in a Toronto warehouse expresses the owner's desire for a disciplined existence, and the architect's love of sensual austerity
The Tupolev exploded in midair and crashed into the Black Sea 190 kilometers south of Sochi on Thursday afternoon.
Russia says Ukrainian missile may have downed plane: report
A Russian commercial jetliner with 77 people on board exploded in midair on Thursday and crashed into the Black Sea in an accident that has triggered fear of a suicide terror attack as well as unconfirmed reports of a mistaken missile hit.
Russia plane crashes, Putin doubts missile misfiring
"between trapezes," hanging in midair, not at all sure whether we're going to catch the next bar or go crashing into some abyss ...
Jobless but not jaded
Will meets Lyra after he finds a window into another world, in midair.
THE NEXT HARRY POTTER?
The Defense Agency on Thursday presented to three Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) security affairs panels a draft of a bill eyeing funding in fiscal 2001 for procurement of a midair refueling plane, agency officials said.
Defense Agency presents bill eyeing midair refueling plane