chime with . harmonize with；chime in with与…协调一致

The holiday music should chime with our feelings．假日音乐应该和我们的心情和谐一致。

Those blue curtains will chime with the carpet．这些蓝色的窗帘会同地毯的颜色协调。

choke down . swallow with difficulty（困难地）咽下

Jim hated the food but choked it down out of politeness．吉姆并不喜欢那食物，但他还是出于礼貌把它吃了下去。

choke down . accept with difficulty .困难地接受

Jack choked down the manager's rudeness because otherwise he might lose his job．杰克强忍了经理的粗野无礼，不然的话，他可能会失业的。

clean out .  tidy or clean thoroughly；get rid of . 使洁净；清除

She asked the children to clean out their drawers．她要孩子们把抽屉清理干净。

clean out .  render bankrupt；leave somebody without money 使破产；使…失去钱财

He hasn't got a penny．He is quite cleaned out．他一文不名，完全破产了。

We played cards and he cleaned me out．我们玩了纸牌，他把我的钱全赢去了。

clean up .clean thoroughly 打扫干净；整理

She had to clean up the room after the children's party．孩子们的晚会结束后，她要把房间收拾一下。

They are cleaning up the mess．他们在打扫这堆乱七八糟的东西。

clean up . wash and make oneself presentable梳洗；打扮

She often spends a lot of time cleaning herself up every morning．她每天早上往往要花大量时间梳洗打扮。

clean up . make a lot of money赚大钱

His friend has cleaned up in the stock market．他的朋友在股市上赚了一大笔钱。

The company cleaned up in real estate．这家公司做房地产生意赚了很多钱。

clean up .eliminate（enemy forces，etc．）；root out（a social evil，etc．）消灭（敌军等）；根除（社会弊端等）

Leave a few men behind to clean up the last of the enemy positions．留下一些士兵来摧毁敌人的最后阵地。

So long as capitalism exists，corruption can never be cleaned up．只要资本主义存在，贪污现象就不可能消除干净。

The mayor has decided to clean up the city．市长已下决心整顿市容。

clear away ,. remove completely清除；驱散

We must clear away such ideas among ourselves．我们必须消除我们中间的这些想法。

The police cleared the crowd away．警察把人群驱散了。

Please clear away the dinner things．请把餐具撤去。

clear of . remove；overcome清除；消除

Let's clear the pavement of snow．咱们把人行道上的积雪清除掉。

He is now clear of all business difficulties．他现在已扫清了生意中的一切障碍。

They tried to clear him of his suspicion．他们设法消除他的疑心。

clear off . disappear消散

The mist cleared off when the sun rose．太阳升起来后雾气就消散了。

clear off . pay completely还清债务

I am glad to have cleared off all the debts．还清了债务，我很高兴。

clear off . remove；dispose of 清理；处理

The shop decided to clear off the summer clothes when the winter fashions arrived．冬令时装上市时，商店决定把夏季服装处理掉。

Please clear 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。

clear off .finish完成

He must clear off the work before he goes on a holiday．他去度假前必须把工作完成。

clear off . grow bright放晴

The sky will clear off in the afternoon．下午天会放晴的。

clear off .leave；go away走开；离开

I am busy；clear off quickly．我很忙，快走开。

When the police appeared，the thieves cleared off．警察来时，那些小偷溜走了。

clear out . get rid of . 处理掉

When are you going to clear all that rubbish out of the green house？你们准备什么时候把所有的垃圾从温室中清理出去？

He has cleared out all the rat holes around the house．他把房子周围的鼠洞都清除掉了。

clear out . leave . 离开；出港

The ship cleared out at midnight．那条船是在午夜起航的。

The man cleared out without paying his room rent．那个人没有付房钱就离开了。

The thieves took the jewels and then cleared out．窃贼抢了珠宝后逃之夭夭。

clear up .  improve or brighten；become clear转晴

I hope it will clear up tomorrow．我希望明天天能放晴。

clear up . find an answer to ；make plain 解释；使明白；消除（误会、疑虑等）

The scientists have been trying to clear up the mystery．科学家们一直试图揭开这个谜。

The teacher cleared up the harder parts of the passage．老师解释了文章中较难的部分。

The police hope to clear the matter up quickly．警察希望迅速查清这件事情。

clear up .tidy up；collect together and carry away（rubbish，etc．）整理；集中并运走（垃圾）

I spent nearly an hour clearing up the room after the children's party．孩子们的晚会结束后，我花了近一个小时整理房间。

After the fete is over all the litter will have to be cleared up．在游园会结束后，一定要清理掉那些乱丢的废物。

clear up . cure治好

The pills cleared up his stomach trouble．药丸治好了他的胃病。

The medicine will soon clear up your bad cold．这药很快就会治好你的重感冒。

clear up . solve；finish解决；完成工作

The difficulty has been cleared up．困难已经解决了。

Now that the matter has been cleared up we can go on to consider the next point．既然那个问题已经解决，我们可以接着考虑下一步了。

I've lots of work to clear up by the weekend．周末前我有大量工作要完成。