in the sky
Where clouds drift
In the sky describes something located in or moving through the expanse above the earth—where clouds drift, birds fly, and stars appear.
The phrase often conveys wonder or draws attention upward: Look at that plane in the sky, a diamond in the sky.
It can suggest vastness, possibility, or the unattainable: pie in the sky.
- airplanesPowered flying vehicles
- blimpsNonrigid lighter-than-air vessels
- flying highIn great spirits
- cloudsAirborne water masses
- aurorasAtmospheric light displays
northern lights · heaven · great beyond · stars · shooting star · planets · mirages · drones · nebulae · comets · meteors · lightning · galaxies · space stations · hot air balloons · eclipses · satellites · skywriting
in the skyunderground
Below ground or countercultural
on the ground · subterranean · beneath the surface · underfoot · buried
in the skywithin reach
Close enough to grasp
at hand · down to earth · grounded · tangible · accessible
in the skyon the ground
In contact with earth
on earth · on land · earthbound · grounded · terrestrial
sky, the, skies, skyscraper, skyline, skylight, sky-high, skyward, skylark