reinen Tisch machen
to clear the air/make a clean sweep
Türkçe: ortalığı temizlemek
In a sentence
Der neue Chef macht reinen Tisch mit den alten Strukturen.
How it is used
Idiom meaning 'to clear the air/make a clean sweep' by resolving issues honestly. Colloquial register, used in personal or work conflicts. A manager might say 'Lass uns reinen Tisch machen' to address misunderstandings. Not literal cleaning.
Other verbs that go with Tisch
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
Other collocations built on machen
- sich zum Affen machento make a fool of oneself
- (s)einen Abschluss machento make a deal
- eine Andeutung machento make a hint/suggestion
- den / einen Anfang machen mit+Dat.to be the first to begin something
- jdm. ein Angebot machento propose a deal or price to someone
- Angaben machen zu+Dat.to provide details/information about something
- jdm. Ärger bereiten / machento cause trouble/annoyance for someone
- jdm. Angst machento scare/frighten someone
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