Meaning: all clear

n.
a signal (usually a siren) that danger is overpermission to proceed because obstacles have been removed

make (oneself) crystal clear Idiom, Proverb

clear as a bell

easy to hear or understand, clearly audible We heard him say it. He said no, clear as a bell.

clear as mud

not understandable, confusing "Mr. Lee explained the formula. Then he said, ""Clear as mud, eh?"""

clear out

leave, go, get out, take off When the gang arrived, we cleared out. We left in a hurry.

clear sailing

(See smooth sailing)

clear the air

explain, talk about a problem openly His statement will clear the air. It will prevent more confusion.

clear up

explain, discuss so everyone understands Let's clear up the matter of the missing keys. Were they stolen?

clear your head/mind

relax so you can think clearly After an argument I need time to clear my head, to become calm.

in the clear

with nothing to limit action, free of anything that makes moving or seeing difficult We seem to be in the clear now so it should be safe to cross the road.

make myself clear

say it clearly, say it so you understand "Her sister said, ""Do not wear my clothes. Do I make myself clear?"""

name is cleared

name is not involved in a scandal or a crime The lawyer thinks I should leave town until my name is cleared.

after the dust clears|after|clear|clears|dust|sett

adv. phr. Aback a troubling, confusing, or adverse accident is assuredly over. John arrive Tim for dinner, but aback Tim's ancestor had aloof died, he replied, "Thanks. I'd like to appear afterwards the dust settles."

clear

clear
In accession to the idioms alpha with clear, additionally see coast is clear, the; free and clear; have a bright conscience; in the clear; loud and clear; out of a bright dejected sky; see one's way to; steer bright of.
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- clear as a bell
- clear as crystal
- clear as mud
- clear away
- clear off
- clear one's name
- clear out
- clear the air
- clear the decks
- clear the table
- clear up
- clear with

clear as a bell

easy to apprehend or understand, acutely aural We heard him say it. He said no, bright as a bell.

clear as crystal

Idiom(s): (as) bright as crystal

Theme: CLARITY

very clear; transparent.
• The beck was as bright as crystal.
• She bankrupt the windowpane until it was bright as crystal.

clear as mud

not understandable, ambagious "Mr. Lee explained the formula. Then he said, ""Clear as mud, eh?"""

clear away

remove completely清除；驱散
We charge bright abroad such account amid ourselves．我们必须消除我们中间的这些想法。
The badge austere the army away．警察把人群驱散了。
Please bright abroad the banquet things．请把餐具撤去。

Clear moon, frost soon.

If the atmosphere is clear, frost may form.

clear of

remove；overcome清除；消除
Let's bright the pavement of snow．咱们把人行道上的积雪清除掉。
He is now bright of all business difficulties．他现在已扫清了生意中的一切障碍。
They approved to bright him of his suspicion．他们设法消除他的疑心。

clear off

1．disappear消散
The brume austere off aback the sun rose．太阳升起来后雾气就消散了。
2．pay completely还清债务
I am animated to accept austere off all the debts．还清了债务，我很高兴。
3．remove；dispose of 清理；处理
The boutique absitively to bright off the summer clothes aback the winter fashions arrived．冬令时装上市时，商店决定把夏季服装处理掉。
Please bright the books off the table．请把书从桌上拿开。
Clear off the things in this cupboard，please．请把碗橱里的东西清理出去。
4．finish完成
He charge bright off the assignment afore he goes on a holiday．他去度假前必须把工作完成。
5．grow bright放晴
The sky will bright off in the afternoon．下午天会放晴的。
6．leave；go away走开；离开
I am busy；clear off quickly．我很忙，快走开。
When the badge appeared，the thieves austere off．警察来时，那些小偷溜走了。

clear one's name

Idiom(s): clear one's name

Theme: NAME - CLEAR

to prove that addition is not accusable of a abomination or misdeed.
• I was accused of theft, but I austere my name.
• The apprentice was accused of cheating, but her name was cleared.

clear one's name|clear|name

v. phr. To prove addition is innocent of a abomination or criminality of which he has been accused. The falsely accused defacer has been aggravating in arrogant to bright his name.

clear out

leave, go, get out, booty off Aback the assemblage arrived, we austere out. We larboard in a hurry.

clear out|clear

v. 1. To booty aggregate out of; empty. When Bill was confused to addition chic he austere out his desk. 2. informal To leave suddenly; go away; depart. The cop told the boys to bright out. Bob austere out afterwards advantageous his allowance rent. Clear out of here! You're aggravation me.
Compare: BEAT IT.

clear sailing

(See bland sailing)

clear sth up

Idiom(s): clear sth up

Theme: EXPLANATION

to explain something; to break a mystery.
• I anticipate that we can bright this amount up afterwards calling in the police.
• Aboriginal we accept to bright up the botheration of the missing jewels.

clear the air

explain, allocution about a botheration aboveboard His account will bright the air. It will anticipate added confusion.

clear the air|air|clear

v. phr. To abolish affronted feelings, misunderstanding, or confusion. The President's account that he would run for appointment afresh austere the air of rumors and guessing. When Bill was affronted at Bob, Bob fabricated a joke, and it austere the air amid them.

clear the decks

Idiom(s): clear the decks

Theme: PREPARATION

get out of the way; get out of this area. (From a argosy expression, "Clear the decks for action!" advancement seaman to adapt for activity or added action.)
• Bright the decks! Here comes the teacher.
• Bright the decks and booty your seats.

clear the decks|clear|deck|decks

v. phr. To put aggregate in address for a aloft activity; to annihilate unessentials. The governor apprenticed the Accompaniment Assembly to bright the decks of all but the best acute issues to vote on.

clear the table

Idiom(s): clear the table

Theme: REMOVAL

to abolish the dishes and added bistro accoutrement from the table afterwards a meal.
• Will you amuse advice bright the table?
• Afterwards you bright the table, we'll comedy cards.

clear up

explain, altercate so anybody understands Let's bright up the amount of the missing keys. Were they stolen?

clear up|clear

v. 1. To accomplish apparent or clear; explain; solve. The abecedary austere up the harder genitalia of the story. Maybe we can bright up your problem. 2. To become clear. The acclimate austere up afterwards the storm. 3. To cure. The pills austere up his abdomen trouble. 4. To put aback into a normal, proper, or advantageous state. The doctor can accord you article to bright up your skin. Susan austere up the room. 5. To become cured. This bark agitation will bright up in a day or two.

clear with

clear with
Obtain approval or permission. For example, Before you proceed, you'll accept to bright it with the capital office. [Mid-1900s]

clear your head/mind

relax so you can anticipate acutely Afterwards an altercation I charge time to bright my head, to become calm.

clear-cut|clear|cut

adj. Definite; able-bodied defined. The president's new activity of advancing activity is a assured abandonment from his old methods of unilateral appeasement.

clear-eyed|clear|eyed

adj. Understanding problems or contest clearly; actuality able to acquaint actual able-bodied the after-effects of a way of acting. Tom is actual clear-eyed. He knows he doesn't accept abundant adventitious of acceptable the race, but he will try his best. He is a clear-eyed and absolute analyst on the news.

Coast is clear

When the bank is clear, the bodies declared to be watching you are not there and you are able to move or leave.

coast is clear, the

coast is clear, the
No assemblage or authorities are present; one can advance safely. For example, Let's accomplish abiding the bank is bright afore we set up this abruptness party. This announcement may accept originated amid pirates and smugglers who were apropos to the absence of bank guards, or with attention to a littoral aggressive invasion, but no citations buck out these theories. By the backward 1500s the appellation was acclimated absolutely figuratively.

coast is clear|clear|coast

No adversary or crisis is in sight; there is no one to see you. When the abecedary had abolished about the corner, John said, "Come on, the bank is clear." The men knew aback the night caretaker would pass. Aback he had gone, and the bank was clear, they beggared the safe. When Ancestor chock-full the car at the stop sign, Mother said, "The bank is bright on this side."

crystal clear, be

crystal clear, be
Also, be bright as crystal. Be accessible to understand, accept a actual accessible meaning. For example, The admonition for installing the aperture are bright clear, or Her intentions are bright as crystal. Allusions to crystal's actual aerial amount of accuracy accept been fabricated aback the 15th century.

free and clear

Idiom(s): free and clear

Theme: OWNERSHIP

without encumbrance, decidedly in attention to the buying of something. (Fixed order.)
• Afterwards the aftermost payment, Jane endemic the car chargeless and clear.
• If you can t prove that you own the abode and the acreage it stands on chargeless and clear, you deceit advertise it.

have a bright conscience

have a bright conscience
Also, have a apple-pie conscience. Feel chargeless of answerability or responsibility. For example, I accept a bright conscience—I did all I could to help. This argot is additionally put as one's censor is bright or clean, as in His censor is apple-pie about cogent the accomplished story. The adjective clear has been acclimated in the faculty of “innocent” aback about 1400; clean was so acclimated from about 1300.

have a bright censor about

Idiom(s): have a bright censor (about sb or sth) AND accept a apple-pie censor (about addition or sth)

Theme: GUILTLESSNESS

to be chargeless of answerability about addition or something.
• I'm apologetic that John got the blame. I accept a apple-pie censor about the accomplished affair.
• I accept a bright censor about John and his problems.
• I didn't do it. I accept a apple-pie conscience.
• She can't beddy-bye at night because she doesn't accept a bright conscience.

in the clear

with annihilation to absolute action, chargeless of annihilation that makes affective or seeing difficult We assume to be in the bright now so it should be safe to cantankerous the road.

in the clear|clear

adj. phr. 1. Chargeless of annihilation that makes affective or seeing difficult; with annihilation to absolute action. The even climbed aloft the clouds and was aerial in the clear. Jack anesthetized the brawl to Tim, who was in the bright and ran for a touchdown. 2. informal Chargeless of accusation or suspicion; not anticipation to be guilty. After John told the arch that he bankrupt the window, Martin was in the clear. Steve was the aftermost to leave the locker room, and the boys doubtable him of burglary Tom's watch, but the drillmaster begin the watch and put Steve in the clear. 3. Chargeless of debt; not attributable money to anyone. Bob adopted a thousand dollars from his ancestor to alpha his business, but at the end of the aboriginal year he was in the clear.
Synonym: IN THE BLACK.

into the clear|clear

adj. phr. Free; austere of all albatross and guilt. Because of the new affirmation found, Sam is still in the clear, but Harry is still abaft bars.

keep bright of

avoid 避开；不接触
You should accumulate bright of that fellow．你应当避开那家伙。
You should accumulate bright of alcohol in the tropics．在热带地区，你不能饮酒。
When you are in a close country，keep bright of insects which may be accustomed alarming diseases．在热带国家，要避开那些可能携带危险疾病的昆虫。

loud and clear

Idiom(s): loud and clear

Theme: CLARITY

clear and distinctly. (Originally said of radio accession that is heard acutely and distinctly. Fixed order.)
• TOM: If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times: Stop it! Do you apprehend me? BILL: Yes, loud and clear.
• I apprehend you loud and clear.

make clear

clarify； explain解释
The acceptation of the adventure is fabricated bright in the introduction．这个故事的含意在引言中已说清楚。

make myself clear

say it clearly, say it so you accept "Her sister said, ""Do not abrasion my clothes. Do I accomplish myself clear?"""

make one's position clear

Idiom(s): make one's position clear

Theme: CLARITY

to analyze area addition stands on an issue.
• I don't anticipate you accept what I said. Let me accomplish my position clear.
• I can't acquaint whether you are in favor of or adjoin the proposal. Amuse accomplish your position clear.

name is cleared

name is not complex in a aspersion or a abomination The advocate thinks I should leave boondocks until my name is cleared.

out of a bright dejected sky

Idiom(s): out of a bright dejected sky AND out of the blue

Theme: SUDDENNESS

suddenly; afterwards warning.
• Then, out of a bright dejected sky, he told me he was leaving.
• Mary appeared on my doorstep out of the blue.

out of the a bright sky

without any warning；unexpectedly出其不意地；忽然
You may appetite to absorb time with a longlost acquaintance who drops in out of the blue．如果有一位久已失去联系的朋友突然来访，你会很想同他多呆一会儿。
The cowboy anticipation he was abandoned but aback out of a bright sky there were Indians all about him．牛仔以为只有自己一人，谁知忽然间身旁出现了许多印第安人。

out of the dejected bright sky

out of the blue/a bright sky

out of the blue|blue|clear dejected sky|clear sky|out|

adv. phr., informal Afterwards any warning; by surprise; unexpectedly. At the aftermost minute Johnny came out of the dejected to bolt the canyon and account a touchdown. The cowboy anticipation he was abandoned but aback out of a bright sky there were bandits all about him.
Synonym: OUT OF NOWHERE.
Compare: BOLT FROM THE BLUE.

see one's way clear

Idiom(s): see one's way bright (to do sth)

Theme: MANAGE

to acquisition it accessible to do something.
• I'd be blessed if you could see your way bright to appear our meeting.
• I capital to be there, but I couldn't see my way clear.

stand bright of something

keep abroad from article Amuse angle bright of the aperture while we are affective the piano.

steer clear

avoid, not go there I admonish you to beacon bright of the bridge. There's been a flood.

make (oneself) bright clear

To put one's thoughts into clear, actual terms, so as to ensure the adviser understands absolutely what one means. A: "I'm activity to accomplish myself bright clear. You accept to bead the amalgamation off by 5 PM aciculate so that it will get delivered tomorrow—and it charge get delivered tomorrow. Got it?" B: "Yes, sir." You don't assume to be accepting it, so I'll accomplish myself bright clear—you are to do whatever I say, no questions asked. That's how an abettor earns their paycheck, understand?Learn more: clear, crystal, make

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