Definition
To remove obstacles or make necessary preparations in order to be ready for a particular task or activity.
清除障礙，準備行動。
Before we start the new project, we need to clear the decks of all the pending tasks.
在開始新項目之前，我們需要完成所有待辦任務。
The manager asked us to clear the decks before the end of the quarter.
經理要求我們在季度結束前完成所有準備工作。
We need to clear the decks of all the old data before we can start analyzing the new figures.
我們需要清除所有舊數據，然後才能開始分析新數據。