up in the air

[up in the air] {adj.}

or {adv. phr.}

1. {informal} In great anger or excitement.

* /My father went straight up in the air when he heard I damaged the car./

* /The Jones family are all up in the air because they are taking a trip around the world./

Compare: HIT THE CEILING, BLOW A FUSE. 2. also [in midair] Not settled; uncertain; undecided.

* /Plans for the next meeting have been left up in the air until Jane gets better./

* /The result of the game was left hanging in midair because it rained before the finish./

Compare: LEAVE HANGING.

Tags:


	anger ⁴² world ¹²¹ {adj.} ³²⁴ {adv. phr.} ⁵⁸³ {informal} ¹⁴⁰¹

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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