看美剧学英语俚语：Clear the air

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Clear the air: Defuse or clarify an angry, tense, or confused situation by frank discussion;  remove the causes of disagreement, fear, doubts, etc. by talking about them honestly and openly: Mary had been bad-tempered with me for days, so in an attempt to clear the air, I asked her what the matter was.（This expression comes from the idea that a thunderstorm makes the air less humid.）

中文释义：Clear清除，air空气，连起来to clear the air清除两人间不愉快的气氛，其实就是“消除隔阂”的意思。职场中常有争取表现、冲刺业绩、开发客户等机会，如果遇到竞争对手事后仍愤愤不平，可以用"Let's clear the air"来劝慰对方，以表和解的意思。另外引申两个相近意思的短语：to bury the hatchet（言归于好）；to pour oil on troubled waters（平息事态）。