释义 |
the air the airA dismissal or rejection. Usually used after "get" or "give." Samantha has had a broken heart ever since she got the air from Tom. Management promptly gave the new accountant the air after his miscalculation cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars.See also: air*the airFig. a dismissal. (*Typically: get ~; give Someone ~.) Whenever I get around Tom, I end up getting the air.See also: air |