"shut up like a clam" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: shuts up like a clam [present, singular, third-person], shutting up like a clam [participle, present], shut up like a clam [participle, past], shut up like a clam [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|shut<,,shut> up like a clam|head=shut up like a clam}} shut up like a clam (third-person singular simple present shuts up like a clam, present participle shutting up like a clam, simple past and past participle shut up like a clam)
  1. Synonym of clam up Synonyms: clam up [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-shut_up_like_a_clam-en-verb-gMtV6tWn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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