in the clear

in the clear
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1) вне подозрений, вне опасности и т. п. [первонач. амер.]

Joyce: "You promise you won't suspect me of something?" Frank: "I promise you I will, then if 'm wrong, you're in the clear." (J. O'Hara, ‘The Champagne Pool’, act I, sc. 6) — Джойс: "Вы обещаете, что ни в чем меня не будете подозревать?" Фрэнк: "Обещаю, что буду, но, если окажется, что я ошибаюсь, значит, вы вне подозрений."

Harold was in the clear; his wife and Alec were the villains of the piece... (L. P. Hartley, ‘A Perfect Woman’, ch. XXXIV) — Гарольд ни в чем не виноват; главные злодеи - его жена и Алек.

...it's going to need a good deal of politics to put Howard in the clear. (C. P. Snow, ‘The Affair’, ch. IX) — ...снять с Говарда все подозрения невозможно без сложной закулисной игры.

2) в выигрыше; (столько-то) чистой прибыли

After a few years he was $3,500 in the clear. (Suppl) — Через несколько лет он получил 3 500 долларов чистой прибыли.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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