浮き足

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)

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.

出典　小学館「プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)」