英语词组clams up是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

clam up

To suddenly stop talking or refuse to speak, typically due to a particular reason. The phrase refers to a clam closing its shell. Naturally, everyone clammed up as soon as the check came. Our usual informant clammed up when he realized there was a mole in the department.

clam up

to say nothing. (Closing one's mouth in the way that a clam closes up.) The minute they got him in for questioning, he clammed up. You'll clam up if you know what's good for you.

clam up

Refuse to talk or respond, as in Whenever she asks her teenager about his activities, he clams up. This term alludes to the tightly closed valves of a live clam. [Slang; early 1900s]

clam up

v. Slang

To refuse to talk or to stop talking suddenly: The politician clammed up when the reporters started to ask about the scandal.

clam up

in. to get quiet. (see also dummy up.) The minute they got him inside the cop-shop, he clammed up.

词组	clams up
释义	(redirected from clams up) clam up To suddenly stop talking or refuse to speak, typically due to a particular reason. The phrase refers to a clam closing its shell. Naturally, everyone clammed up as soon as the check came. Our usual informant clammed up when he realized there was a mole in the department. clam up to say nothing. (Closing one's mouth in the way that a clam closes up.) The minute they got him in for questioning, he clammed up. You'll clam up if you know what's good for you. clam up Refuse to talk or respond, as in Whenever she asks her teenager about his activities, he clams up. This term alludes to the tightly closed valves of a live clam. [Slang; early 1900s] clam up v. Slang To refuse to talk or to stop talking suddenly: The politician clammed up when the reporters started to ask about the scandal. clam up in. to get quiet. (see also dummy up.) The minute they got him inside the cop-shop, he clammed up.
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