Idiom
clear the air
Meaning
To assuage a hostile or uncomfortable situation.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We should talk and clear the air.”
“After their argument, they sat down to clear the air and move forward.”
“The manager called a meeting to clear the air regarding the recent rumors that had caused tension throughout the office.”
Examples
simple
“We should talk and clear the air.”
contextual
“After their argument, they sat down to clear the air and move forward.”
complex
“The manager called a meeting to clear the air regarding the recent rumors that had caused tension throughout the office.”
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