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clam up

clam up
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(general)
a. callarse como un muerto
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Whenever anyone asks her about her divorce, she clams up.Cada vez que alguien le pregunta por su divorcio, se calla como una muerta.
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