Hanging in the air is a military term developed during the era in which armies still engaged each other on a single battlefield. The term indicates that the flank of an army is exposed to attack. To have a wing "hanging in the air" was to invite a counter attack along the exposed flank.
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leave\ hanging\ in\ the\ air — • leave hanging • leave hanging in the air v. phr. To leave undecided or unsettled. Because the committee could not decide on a time and place, the matter of the spring dance was left hanging. Ted s mother didn t know what to do about the broken… … Словарь американских идиом
be left hanging in the air — be left hanging (in the air/in midair) if a problem or question is left hanging in the air, it is not dealt with or answered. We failed to resolve the issue at the last meeting and it was left hanging in the air … New idioms dictionary
left hanging in the air — If a problem or issue is left hanging in the air (or in mid air), no decision has been taken so it remains without a solution. No solution was proposed during the meeting so the question was left hanging in the air … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
leave hanging in the air — leave undecided or unsettled Whether or not they will be leaving next year was left hanging in the air at the end of the meeting … Idioms and examples
hang in the air — phrasal : to be uncompleted, unverified, or inadequately authorized something to be done, tested, made accurate, not left hanging in the air A.N.Whitehead * * * remain unresolved the question that has been hanging in the air * * * hang in the air … Useful english dictionary
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… … Dictionary of American idioms
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… … Dictionary of American idioms
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,… … Словарь американских идиом
up in the air — not decided or completely developed. We have no idea which school she ll be attending in September everything is still up in the air. Will a strike take place? That s up in the air. Related vocabulary: leave something hanging … New idioms dictionary
HANGING GARDENS, THE, OF BABYLON — one of the seven wonders of the world, had an area of four acres, formed a square, were a series of terraces supported by pillars sloping upwards like a pyramid and seeming to hang in air; they are ascribed to Semiramis … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
