in der Luft liegen
to be in the air
Türkçe: havada olmak
In a sentence
Eine große Veränderung liegt in der Luft, das spürt jeder.
How it is used
Idiom meaning 'to be in the air' (imminent). Neutral register. Use when sensing a company restructuring. Nuance: implies a collective feeling, not a personal hunch.
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 hängento be left hanging
- in die Luft fliegento explode/blow up
- in die Luft gehento blow one's top
- an die Luft setzento fire/throw out
Other collocations built on liegen
- im Bett liegento be lying in bed
- auf Eis liegena project or plan is temporarily paused
- in der Familie liegenit runs in the family
- in Führung liegento be in the lead
- sich in den Haaren liegento be constantly at odds
- auf der Hand liegento be obvious
- zu Grunde liegento underlie / be the basis of
- am Herzen liegento be close to one's heart
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