“clear the”

The following 2 entries include the term clear the.

clear the cobwebs

idiom

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

clear the way

idiom

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


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