clear (something) with (someone)
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To get someone's approval or permission to do something. Did you clear this request for funds with the head of finance? Mom said no, but I'll clear it with Dad—he'll definitely let us go to the concert. Hey, you have to clear your article with the fact checkers before you can bring it to the editor for publication consideration.
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clear something with someone or something
to get someone's approval for something. You will have to clear this expenditure with the main office. I will clear your trip with Dad.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
clear with
Obtain approval or permission. For example, Before you proceed, you'll have to clear it with the main office. [Mid-1900s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.