clear the air

1. 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]

Example Sentences

Engelbert and Collier were supposed to have a meeting to clear the air.

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Earlier this year, Rachel wanted to clear the air with a man she had been dating before seeing him again in a wider friendship group setting.

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Instead, she cleared the air on her side of the beef with rapper Eminem.

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Before school on Monday, Harvey opened Snapchat again to try and clear the air.

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"A lot of people have been talking about it, so let me clear the air once and for all," said Gill.

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