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clear the table
Idioms and Phrases
see clear out , def. 1.Example Sentences
And the other one is not much of a cook, but we’re like, “You set the table, you clear the table,†he has to do the dishes.
And the energy around the meeting has been supercharged by the surprisingly soft inflation data that saw traders all but clear the table of any remaining rate hike bets.
Do you have a public health duty to clear the table and send everyone home?
That claim would appear to sweep away the New York Film Festival showings of “Bridge of Spies†and “Lincoln,†the Cannes premieres of “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial†and “The BFG,†and the South by Southwest bow of “Ready Player One,†but hey, sometimes you’ve got to clear the table before you can set it.
One of the things Violet, Klaus, and Sunny really liked about their parents was that they didn’t send their children away when they had company over, but allowed them to join the adults at the dinner table and participate in the conversation as long as they helped clear the table.
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