プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
うきあし【浮き足】
浮き足立つ
❶〔逃げ腰になる〕
敵兵は浮き足立っていた
The enemy soldiers were ready to run away.
❷〔ゆらぐ〕
我々の強烈なタックルに相手のウイングは浮き足立ち始めた
Their wings began to falter because we were tackling so hard.
❸〔落ち着きをなくす〕
解散間近で議員は浮き足立っている
With the dissolution of the Diet near at hand, the Diet members have become restless.