clear the air
John和Lori的老板Rex的对话
John: You know, Lori would hate me for saying this, but she told me how you are at the office.
Lori肯定不让我说出来，但是她告诉了我你在办公室的那些行为。
Rex: I think I need to clear the air here a little.
我得为自己澄清一下。
Clear the air 正统地翻译是：以正视听。简单地说就是为自己澄清、消除误会。
Eg1. I want to clear the air once and for all!
我就澄清这一次!
Eg2.Tomorrows meeting should help to clear the air.
明天的会议应该要对消除误会有帮助。
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