[under a cloud] {adj. phr.} 1. Under suspicion; not trusted. * /Joyce has been under a cloud since her roommate's bracelet disappeared./ * /The butcher is under a cloud because […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cloud

[cloud] See: [EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING], [IN THE CLOUDS], [ON CLOUD NINE], [UNDER A CLOUD]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

every cloud has a silver lining

[every cloud has a silver lining] Every trouble has something hopeful that you can see in it, like the bright edge around a dark cloud. - A proverb. * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

walk on air

[walk on air] {v. phr.}, {informal} To feel happy and excited. * /Sue has been walking on air since she won the prize./ * /His father's compliment left Jed walking […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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tongue

[tongue] See: [AT THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE], [CAT GET ONE'S TONGUE], [HOLD ONE'S TONGUE], [KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE'S […]

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blow up in one's face

[blow up in one's face] {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail completely and with unexpected force. * /The thief's plan to rob the […]

get up with the chickens

[get up with the chickens] or [rise with the chickens] {v. phr.} To rise very early in the morning. * /All the farmers in […]

hire out

[hire out] {v.}, {informal} 1. To accept a job; take employment. * /Frank hired out as a saxophonist with a dance band./ 2. […]

saber rattling

[saber rattling] or [sword rattling] {n.} A show of military strength usually to frighten; a threat of military force. * […]