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TAKE THE QUIZ“the air”
The following 13 entries include the term the air.
castle in the air
noun phrase: an impracticable project : daydream
chief master sergeant of the air force
noun phrase: the ranking noncommissioned officer in the air force serving as adviser to the chief of staff
general of the air force
noun phrase: a general of the highest rank in the air force whose insignia is five stars
rule of the air
: a provision of the code of regulations governing matters of air traffic (as the meeting and overtaking of other aircraft, the use of defined air lanes of travel, or the height of flying over cities)
come/go on the air
idiom: to start broadcasting or being broadcast
go off the air
idiom: to stop broadcasting or being broadcast
hang in the air
idiom: to be incomplete or uncertain
have one's nose in the air
idiom: to behave in a way that shows one thinks one is better than other people
off the air
idiom: not broadcasting
on the air
idiom: broadcasting or being broadcast
take off the air
idiom: to no longer broadcast
throw one's hands up (in the air)
idiom: to stop an activity or effort and admit that one cannot do anything to make a situation better
with one's nose in the air
idiom: in a way that shows one thinks one is better than other people
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