nip in the air
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A slight chill. I need to grab my jacket because there's definitely a nip in the air tonight.
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(little) nip in the air
a cold feeling; cold weather. I felt a little nip in the air when I opened the window. There's more of a nip in the air as winter approaches.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.