clear the air 消除分歧；解决问题；澄清事实

【例句】
Once we cleared the air, we found that it had just been a simple misunderstanding.
一旦我们澄清了事实，我们发现这只是一个简单的误会。

However, it would clear the air and restart the economy.
不过，它将消除不确定因素，重新启动经济的发展。