Language Cafe: 悬而未决
温 故
知 新
Up in the air
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Definition: Unresolved, undecided or undecided about something.
Origin: This phrase refers to unsettled particles or matter as something that is floating in the air. "In the air" has been used with a similar meaning since the mid 1700s, and this exact phrase has been in use since the first half of 1900s.
A
It's definitely still up in the air at the moment. We still have a chance to find a good school for our son.
亲爱的,这事现在还没定呢,我们仍有希望给儿子找到一所好学校。
B
The company's reform is still up in the air. People are waiting for the other shoe to drop.
公司的改革依然悬而未决,人们都在焦急等待最后结果。
C
The future of the company is a bit up in the air at the moment.
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