Grammar fix
clear the air
talk out tension
To talk openly about a problem so the bad feeling between people goes away.
expressionB1common
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
Can we sit down and clear the air? I don't want this hanging over us.
A: Things have been weird since the argument.
B: I know — let's clear the air.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: Let's clean the air about this.
Say: Let's clear the air about this.
The fixed phrase is 'clear the air', not 'clean the air'.