float on air

float on air

To be extremely happy. I've been floating on air ever since I got engaged! Of course the kids are floating on air—as of noon today, they're out of school for the summer. When I saw my favorite band perform live, I was floating on air from beginning to end.

See also: air, float, on

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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

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

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

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