clear the air

　　John和Lori的老板Rex的對話

　　John: You know, Lori would hate me for saying this, but she told me how you are at the office.

　　Lori肯定不讓我說出來，但是她告訴了我你在辦公室的那些行為。

　　Rex: I think I need to clear the air here a little.

　　我得為自己澄清一下。

　　Clear the air 正統地翻譯是：以正視聽。簡單地說就是為自己澄清、消除誤會。

　　Eg1. I want to clear the air once and for all!

　　我就澄清這一次!

　　Eg2.Tomorrows meeting should help to clear the air.

　　明天的會議應該要對消除誤會有幫助。