| Idiom | Walking on Air |
|---|---|
| Example | When she found out that she was having a baby, Nancy left the doctor's office walking on air. |
| Meaning | to be exuberantly happy, excited, and joyful |
| Origin | This 20th-century expression plays on the idea that feeling down means you're sad or depressed, while feeling up means you're cheerful and glad. What's the highest you can be? Up in the air, of course. Similar idioms that equate being in the air with being happy are "on cloud nine" (see page 131) and "on top of the world" (see page 136). |
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