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something in the air
a feeling that something may happen
If there is something in the air, people can feel that something is likely to happen soon.
Hear it in real life
Why is everyone checking their phones?
I don't know, but there's something in the air.
There was something in the air before the company announced the changes.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: There was something on the air before the election.
Say: There was something in the air before the election.
Use the preposition “in,” not “on,” in this expression.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
there is something in the air; I could feel something in the air
Your turn: say it out loud
There was something in the air before the company announced the changes.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
something in the air
a feeling that something may happen
“There was something in the air before the company announced the changes.”
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