blow away the cobwebs

(British & Australian)

to do something which makes you feel less tired or bored, especially to spend time outside in the fresh air

Usage notes: Cobwebs are made by spiders (= small insects with 8 legs) and are usually found in rooms or places that no one uses very much.

A stroll along the cliffs will blow away the cobwebs.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Clarus	-	Late Roman
Bader	['beidə]
Motke	-	Yiddish
Benaiah	bi-NIE-ə (English), bi-NAY-ə (English)	Biblical
Jehona	ye-HAWN-ah	Albanian
Bogdan	BAWG-dahn (Polish), BOG-dahn (Serbian, Croatian), bog-DAHN (Romanian)	Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic