be in the clear
to not be guilty of a crime:
The police breathalysed Andy last night, but he was in the clear.
C2 to have no problems after being in a difficult situation:
The X-rays showed that she's in the clear.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Innocent
- accuse
- acquit
- acquittal
- be above/beyond reproach idiom
- beat
- beat the rap idiom
- blameless
- clear
- culpable
- exculpate
- exonerate
- guiltless
- guilty
- innocence
- reproach
- responsibility
- responsible
- sin 1
- squeaky-clean
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