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air out

idiom
Meaning

To expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate.


Examples
SIMPLE

Open the windows to air out the room.

CONTEXTUAL

I need to air out my sleeping bag before I pack it away for the winter.

COMPLEX

After the long winter, she opened every window in the house to air out the musty rooms and welcome the spring breeze.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    air one's dirty laundry in public

    To reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.

  2. 02

    air one's dirty linen in public

    Synonym of air one's dirty laundry in public.

  3. 03

    air rage

    Aggressive, disruptive behaviour on an aircraft.

  4. 04

    air sandwich

    A strategy that has high-level direction and low-level operations, but little in the middle.

  5. 05

    blow hot air

    To engage in empty or exaggerated talk that lacks substance, credibility, or truth; to bluster.

  6. 06

    breath of fresh air

    Something relieving, refreshing, or new.

  7. 07

    build castles in the air

    To have any desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to be realized; to imagine visionary projects or schemes; to have an idle fancy or a pipe dream; to daydream.

  8. 08

    castle in the air

    A desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to ever be realized; a visionary project or scheme; a daydream, an idle fancy, a near impossibility.

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