in the air


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.

Other Idioms and Phrases with in the air

in the air

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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How to use in the air in a sentence

  • And don't you give me any more of your eye-snappin' and lip-poutin' and head-in-the-air imperdence!

    The Story Of Waitstill Baxter | By Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • He reviewed strange signs that were-in-the-air-to-day, seeing them all as aspects of one single thing.

    The Promise of Air | Algernon Blackwood
  • They never grew clear enough to be actual thoughts; they were just passing hints of what was in-the-air-to-day.

    The Promise of Air | Algernon Blackwood
  • Often while the lamp burnt low, and a horse-bell jangled sadly, they laughed together in a castle-in-the-air.

    To Tell You the Truth | Leonard Merrick
  • But we had our unpractical evenings, also, when we built castles-in-the-air, and chose the furniture for them.

    To Tell You the Truth | Leonard Merrick