clam up

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия, когда человек замолкает или отказывается говорить, часто из-за стеснения, нервозности или скрытности.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of becoming silent or refusing to speak, often due to shyness, nervousness, or secrecy.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, no object

1. Become silent or refuse to speakinformal

   To suddenly become quiet or refuse to talk, especially when nervous or secretive.

   Замолчать

   • When the police questioned him, he clammed up immediately.
   • She always clams up when asked about her past.
   • The witness clammed up during the cross-examination.

   Synonymsdry updummy upkeep mumpipe downshut up

   Antonymschatterprattlespeaktalk

Base verbclam