leave in the air

leave in the air
1) (smb.) оставить кого-л. в недоумении, озадачить кого-л

I did't hear anything for a long time. They sort of leave you in the air. (Suppl) — Я в недоумении. От них до сих пор нет никаких вестей.

2) (smth.) оставить что-л. нерешённым, незаконченным, недоговорённым

‘My advice to you,’ he was speaking to Skeffington, ‘is... to see if you can't convince each other of the points that are still left in the air.’ (C. P. Snow, ‘The Affair’, ch. 10) — - Вот вам мой совет, - сказал он, обращаясь к Скеффингтону, - попытайтесь найти с ним общий язык по проблемам, которые все еще не решены.

I didn't like her to go off like this, leaving everything up in the air. (C. Isherwood, ‘The World in the Evening’, part II, ch. VIII) — Я был недоволен, что она уехала, оставив все в таком неопределенном состоянии.

‘...I am only sad for him. To have no work is bad for people...’ She left the horrible possibilities of this situation in the air. (A. Wilson, ‘Anglo-Saxon Attitudes’, ch. I) — - Мне очень его жаль. Плохо, когда человек остается без работы... Она замолчала, не досказав, какие ужасы ожидают безработного.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • up in the air — {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. {informal} In great anger or excitement. * /My father went straight up in the air when he heard I damaged the car./ * /The Jones family are all up in the air because they are taking a trip around the world./ Compare: HIT… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • up in the air — {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. {informal} In great anger or excitement. * /My father went straight up in the air when he heard I damaged the car./ * /The Jones family are all up in the air because they are taking a trip around the world./ Compare: HIT… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • up\ in\ the\ air — adj or adv. phr. 1. informal In great anger or excitement. My father went straight up in the air when he heard I damaged the car. The Jones family are all up in the air because they are taking a trip around the world. Compare: hit the ceiling,… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • up in the air — not decided or completely developed. We have no idea which school she ll be attending in September everything is still up in the air. Will a strike take place? That s up in the air. Related vocabulary: leave something hanging …   New idioms dictionary

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