English · Idiom Historical

to clear the room

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To remove from it every thing or person not required.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

loại bỏ mọi thứ hoặc người không cần thiết

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “to clear the room” mean?

To remove from it every thing or person not required.

Is “to clear the room” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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