Meaning of give someone the air | Babel Free

Definitions

To jilt or ditch a lover.

dated, slang

Examples

““The slick-haired dame's give him the air!” he says.”

“Mrs. Mac turned back toward downtown and I said, "What do you mean my girl gave me the air? […]”

“Soon, you might think, a lone figure dressed in tails and a top-hat — Fred Astaire, or maybe Gene Kelly — would appear and dance his way from one of those spots to the next, singing about how lonely a fellow could be when his best girl had given him the air and all the bars were closed.”

CEFR level