CLEAR THE AIR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clear the air mean? 

• CLEAR THE AIR (verb)
  The verb CLEAR THE AIR has 1 sense:

1. dispel differences or negative emotions

  Familiarity information: CLEAR THE AIR used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLEAR THE AIR (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dispel differences or negative emotions

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

The group called a meeting to finally clear the air

Hypernyms (to "clear the air" is one way to...):

chase away; dispel; drive away; drive off; drive out; run off; turn back (force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s

 Context examples 

Mars will sometimes stir the pot in an effort to clear the air of any submerged feelings of frustration that may have festered.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)