Clear the Air

clear the air

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If you have trouble with a friend or co-worker, maybe you should do this:

ClEAR THE AIR

I’m afraid I must’ve done something to hurt Mary’s feelings.

She has been so unfriendly recently to me.

I told her I want to clear the air, but she turned and walked away from me.

At my office there have been so many rumors, the boss called a meeting to clear the air.

Clear the air

This idiom comes from the fact that when there is smoke or fog in the air, it is difficult to see.

Some times when people are angry, or dislike some one they hide the reasons for those feelings.

Clearing the air means that they bring those issues out in the open to work through them.

This can apply to both personal and work situations.

And that’s English in a minute!