clear the air

Meaning: To resolve hidden resentment or uncover hidden thoughts.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Daily Life

Origin: The expression originates from the idea that when there is smoke or fog in the air, it is difficult to see.

More idioms — Daily Life

climb the walls — To be uneasy or restless.
climb on the bandwagon — To join the crowd in following a popular position, cause, activity, or fashion.
close shave — A narrow escape.
closed-minded — Unwilling to consider new ideas.
come full circle — To return (figuratively) to a point where one has been before.
come home to roost — To return to cause trouble.

clown around — To act silly.
come off it! — A response to a statement that cannot be believed (sentence 1) or a behavior that must be…
come out of one's shell — To stop being shy.
come out smelling like a rose — To avoid blame that one deserves; to seem innocent.
cool one's heels — To wait.
cornered — Trapped with no means of escape.

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