clear the air：
使空气新鲜、清洁空气；消除误会（误解、隔阂、分歧、怨恨、紧张的气氛等），解决问题；澄清事实，使关系变得融洽。
字面意思“to make the air cooler, fresher, and more comfortable”，第二个意思是“to remove the bad feelings between people”。
既可以字面理解为使空气变得清新，更多时候用于比喻义，即消除人与人之间存在的误会、误解、隔阂、怨恨、分歧、紧张气氛等。例如，
The rain has helped clear the air.
这场雨让空气变得清新了。
You'd better open the windows to clear the air.
你最好是打开窗子让空气流通。
Don't rely on an air conditioner, ventilation system or an open window to clear the air.
不要依赖空调，排气系统或打开窗户来清洁空气。
The air monitoring agency said smog density was still near alert levels Monday, but rain forecast for Tuesday was expected to clear the air.
空气监测机构表示，周一雾霾浓度仍然处于警戒水平，但是预计周二的降雨能够净化空气。
He decided to have a talk with Julia and try to clear the air.
他决定和朱丽亚谈谈，试图消除误解。
They had a long talk to clear the air between them.
他们进行了一次长谈来消除彼此之间的误会。
I had a massive argument with Amy, but at least it has cleared the air.
我和艾米大吵了一场，不过这至少消除了误解。
Frame it as a chance to clear the air.
把这作为澄清事实的一次机会。
She decided to have a talk with her boyfriend and clear the air.
她决定和男友谈谈，消除误会。
President Obama trying to clear the air on his overhaul of health care laws.
美国总统奥巴马试图消除人们对他的医疗体系改革的误会。
If you really want to clear the air, you should go there and talk to her.
如果你真的想澄清误会，就应该过去和她谈谈。
There's no part of you that wants to clear the air with your sister?
难道你一点也不想和你姐姐消除误会吗？
The husband and wife finally clear the air.
那对夫妻最终和好如初了！
For example, if you're obsessed with the thought that your boss hates you, speak to them, and if necessary, clear the air.
比如，如果你老是担心你的上司讨厌你，对他们说出你的想法，如果可能的话，消除隔阂。
Some say it will clear the air
有人说这将会消除一切疑虑。
In an interview with CNN, which was taped Saturday and aired Monday, Mr. Berlusconi pledged to publicly clear the air.
在接受CNN采访时，贝卢斯科尼承诺公开澄清此事。这期节目上周六录制，于本周一播出。
She says she wants to clear the air, whatever that means.
她说她想把话都说明白了，鬼知道她什么意思。
You may want to clear the air where older relatives are concerned.
你可能需要和长辈消除误解。
Mary had been bad-tempered with me for days, so in an attempt to clear the air, I asked her what the matter was.
几天来玛丽总对我发火，为了消除隔阂，我问她发生了什么事。
