to be very happy (elated)
to feel awfully excited or pleased
to be in a state of intense happiness
in seventh heaven
to be on cloud nine
so pleased as to be amazed/confused
in a pleasant state
contentedly drunk
I have been walking on air since I found out that I have been awarded a scholarship to study music.
She has been walking on air since getting engaged last week.
I am so happy in my new job that I feel like I am walking on air.
I heard that you are going to Italy on holiday next month. You must be walking on air.
She was feeling like walking on air after hearing the news of her passing the exams.
Jane is floating on air after her painting won first place last week in the annual “Work of Art Challenge.”
There is no origin for this idiom
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definition
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