in the clear

1. Free from danger or suspicion of wrongdoing, as in The evidence showed that the suspect was actually in the clear . [1920s]

2. Having enough money to make a profit, as in When they added up the box-office returns, they found they were several thousand dollars in the clear . [ Slang ; 1920s]

Example Sentences

This is the problem that the party’s voters have identified themselves in the “clear plan” result above.

From Slate

Those who accede to the Executive’s demands, too, will be in the clear.

From Slate

They fish in the clear, turquoise waters, and grow what vegetables they can in the sandy ground.

From BBC

But even though I’d long steered away from these unholy buttons, I wasn’t in the clear.

From Slate

But even though Trump announced a 90-day temporary stay on the new duties on Wednesday, and the administration said late Friday that it would exclude certain electronics from “reciprocal” tariffs, Vietnam isn’t exactly in the clear.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• honest 
• honorable 
• noble 
• principled 
• righteous 
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