“clear the”

The following 4 entries include the term clear the.

clear the air

phrase

: to remove elements of hostility, tension, confusion, or uncertainty

clear the decks

phrase

: to make sweeping preparations for action

clear the cobwebs

phrase

: to remove a feeling of confusion, vagueness, or lack of clarity about something (from one's mind)

clear the way

phrase

: to make the area through which someone or something is trying to pass open and able to be used


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