walk on air

[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.

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	happiness ⁷ world ¹²¹ {informal} ¹⁴⁰¹ {v. phr.} ²¹⁸²

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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