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词汇 shut up like a clam
释义
Idiom
shut up like a clam
to suddenly stop talking and to refuse to say any more.
When I asked him about his trip to Korea, he shut up like a clam.

shut up like a clam

1. adjective Silent or laconic. Johnny's been shut up like a clam ever since he came back from the party. I hope he's OK. This town is always shut up like a clam after 9 PM. It's so boring!
2. verb To stop talking and refuse to speak. Whenever I ask her about her love life, she just shuts up like a clam.

shut up like a clam

If you shut up like a clam, you become very quiet and do not communicate with people because you are upset. When a teenager is worried, they may well shut up like a clam, not wanting to tell you what's wrong. Later, when I found I wasn't his only love, I shut like a clam and let no one close.
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