walked on air
Felt blissfully joyful
Walked on air describes a state of elation so intense you feel weightless, as if floating rather than touching the ground.
The phrase captures how joy can make physical reality seem suspended: After she said yes, I walked on air for days.
Usually appears in past tense to describe a specific happy period.
- over the moonExtremely delighted
- on cloud nineExtremely elated state
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- tickled pinkExtremely pleased
- happy as a clamExtremely contented and carefree
joy · bliss · soar · ecstasy · pure bliss · uplifted · glide · light as a feather · buoyant · weightless · levitate · top of the world · lighthearted · high as a kite · exhilaration · delight · jubilation · rapture
walked on airdown in the dumps
Sad and dispirited
crushed · heartbroken · devastated · miserable · despondent
walked on airweighed down
Made heavy by burden
heavy-hearted · burdened · grounded · sinking feeling · bogged down
walk, walked, walking, walks, walker, walkers, walkable, airs, airy