Ann was walking on air when she got the job.
•On the last day of school, all the children are walking on air.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
walk on air — {v. phr.}, {informal} To feel happy and excited. * /Sue has been walking on air since she won the prize./ * /His father s compliment left Jed walking on air./ Compare: ON CLOUD NINE, ON TOP OF THE WORLD … Dictionary of American idioms
walk on air — verb feel extreme happiness or elation (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑exult, ↑be on cloud nine, ↑jump for joy • Derivationally related forms: ↑walking on air, ↑exultant (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
walk on air — ► walk (or tread) on air feel elated. Main Entry: ↑air … English terms dictionary
walk\ on\ air — v. phr. informal To feel happy and excited. Sue has been walking on air since she won the prize. His father s compliment left Jed walking on air. Compare: on cloud nine, on top of the world … Словарь американских идиом
walk on air — When you are happy or excited because of a pleasant event that makes you feel as if you were floating, you are walking on air. Sophie has been walking on air since her painting won first prize … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
walk on air — feel happy and excited She has been walking on air all morning since she heard that she had passed her exams … Idioms and examples
walk on air — to be very happy. Editors of the school s newspaper were walking on air when they heard that the Tigers News was judged the best in the country … New idioms dictionary
walk on air — feel as if one is in the clouds, feel the rising of the wind … English contemporary dictionary
air — ► NOUN 1) the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2) the open space above the surface of the earth. 3) (before another noun ) indicating the use of aircraft: air travel. 4) the earth s… … English terms dictionary
air — [er, ar] n. [ME < OFr < L aer < Gr aēr, air, mist] 1. the elastic, invisible mixture of gases (chiefly nitrogen and oxygen, as well as hydrogen, carbon dioxide, argon, neon, helium, etc.) that surrounds the earth; atmosphere 2. space… … English World dictionary
