in the air

in the air
in the air
Fig. everywhere; all about. •

There is such a feeling of joy in the air.

We felt a sense of tension in the air.

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{adv. phr.} 1. In everyone's thoughts. * /Christmas was in the air for weeks before./ * /The war filled people's thoughts every day; it was in the air./ Compare: IN THE WIND. 2. Meeting the bodily senses; surrounding you so as to be smelled or felt. * /Spring is in the air./ * /Rain is in the air./ 3. See: LEAVE HANGING, UP IN THE AIR.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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