clear up

/klɪəˈɹʌp/ verb

To clarify, to correct a misconception. (transitive)
To depart or disappear. (intransitive) · All of their symptoms cleared up after the mold was removed.
To become free of certain blemishes. (intransitive) · With the new cleanser, his skin cleared up in two weeks.· His lung X-rays cleared up after they moved to Arizona.
Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm. (intransitive)
To pot all of the remaining balls in a single turn. (intransitive)

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“‘Ah, there you lay your finger upon the one point which we shall probably never be able to clear up.

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 27 · B2

“There are one or two small points which I should desire to clear up before I go,” said he.

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 88 · B2

427, Park Lane did little to clear up the problem in which I was interested.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 7 · C1

Now, you see how the affair begins to clear up.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 85 · C1

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