clear the air

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to improve a difficult or tense situation by talking about worries, doubts, etc.

   wow... i think we need to clear the air here a little

   Firstly, I wanna just clear the air.

In the movies · 3

• Firstly, I wanna just clear the air.Ford v Ferrari2019
• They wanna "clear the air".Rye Lane2023
• wow... i think we need to clear the air here a littleTed2012
• it'll clear the air.Call Me by Your Name2017
• ..think we should clear the air about what happened with the board.Brexit: The Uncivil War2019
• In the middle of clear, blue airCome from Away2021
• ?Just glide there through the clear air ?Easy Rider1969
• Should Chicken Little have a good talk with his dad and clear the air or keep searching for Band-Aid solutions and never deal with the problem?Chicken Little2005

Learn it in full scenes

• Rye Lane2023
  • Yas Teases Dom at His Gallery Show
  • Yas Buys Nathan's Photo at the Show
  • Dom and Yas Meet in Peckham
• Come from Away2021
  • Gander Learns of the Emergency
  • Planes Land Unexpectedly in Gander
  • Gander Declares a State of Emergency

From the same entry

• be clear sailing
• clear as day
• clear as mud
• leave the field clear for
• keep your head
• loud and clear
• clear the decks
• clear your throat
• clear the way
• the coast is clear
• blow the cobwebs away
• clear away