reinen Tisch machen

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “to clean/clear the table”. Compare French faire table rase. === Verb === reinen Tisch machen (weak, third-person singular present macht reinen Tisch, past tense machte reinen Tisch, past participle reinen Tisch gemacht, auxiliary haben) to wipe the slate clean; to clear the air Synonym: (elevated) Tabula rasa machen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== Tabula rasa === Further reading === “reinen Tisch machen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)