clear the air
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[edit]clear the air (third-person singular simple present clears the air, present participle clearing the air, simple past and past participle cleared the air)
- (idiomatic) To assuage a hostile or uncomfortable situation.
- Antonym: add fuel to the fire
- 1976 August 7, Kathy Guilmette, “Devil's Advocate”, in Gay Community News, page 4:
- After much bitter in-fighting over the issue of the BF and other issues, I felt it was time to clear the air rather than deal in back-biting.
- 2014, David Judson, Are You Attackable?: Embracing God During the Battles In Life:
- This relationship began when you went to the Father and cleared the air by asking Him to forgive your past mistakes and sins.
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[edit]to assuage a hostile situation
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