VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Clear the Air

Meaning:

Defuse tension, be honest about conflict so as to reduce it

Examples:

  • Just to clear the air, Joanna and I were married for 3 years.
  • You want to clear the air with someone... now's the time.
  • That way, we can clear the air and she doesn't have to...
  • I was— no, no, no, please, I want to clear the air.
  • Okay, well, I'm glad we had this chance to clear the air.
  • That this might be an opportunity to clear the air.
  • What we need is an earthquake to clear the air.
  • You want to clear the air with someone... now's the time.
  • What we need now is an earthquake to clear the air.
  • It feels good to talk, to clear the air.