单词 | clear the air |
释义 | clear the airSEE SYNONYMS FOR clear the air ON THESAURUS.COM Eliminate confusion, dispel controversy or emotional tension, as in His letter has cleared the air; we now know where he stands. This idiom alludes to an atmosphere cleared of sultriness by a storm. [Late 1800s] Words nearby clear the airclear off, clear one's name, clear out, clear-sighted, clearstory, clear the air, clear the decks, clear the table, clear up, Clearwater, Clearwater Mountains The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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