clear the air

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   dispel differences or negative emotions

   “The group called a meeting to finally clear the air”

   Broaderchase away

Questions about clear the air

What does clear the air mean?

clear the air means "dispel differences or negative emotions".

Is clear the air a common word?

clear the air is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.