clear the air

English

Verb

clear the air (third-person singular simple present clears the air, present participle clearing the air, simple past and past participle cleared the air)

To assuage a hostile situation.
- 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.
Antonym: add fuel to the fire

Translations

to assuage a hostile situation

Finnish: puhdistaa ilmapiiriä, puhdistaa ilmaa
French: crever l'abcès (fr), mettre les choses au clair
Russian: разряди́ть атмосфе́ру (razrjadítʹ atmosféru)
Spanish: apaciguar los ánimos, templar gaitas, aclarar las cosas
Swedish: rensa luften

See also

pour oil on troubled waters

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