in der Luft hängen

to be left hanging

Türkçe: askıda kalmak

Noun

Luft f.

Verb

hängen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Der Praktikant hängt in der Luft, weil niemand ihm Aufgaben gibt.

How it is used

Means 'to be left hanging' (unresolved/uncertain). Neutral register. Use when a project's status is unclear. Common mistake: literal use for physical hanging; it's figurative.

Other verbs that go with Luft

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Luft schöpfento catch one's breath
• aus der Luft greifento pull out of thin air
• in der Luft liegento be in the air
• in die Luft fliegento explode/blow up
• in die Luft gehento blow one's top
• an die Luft setzento fire/throw out

All collocations with Luft

Other collocations built on hängen

• am seidenen Faden hängento hang by a thread
• an die große Glocke hängento blab a secret publicly
• sein Herz an etw. hängento become very attached to something/someone
• in den Seilen hängento be exhausted/on the verge of defeat