clam up

Senso (Inglese)

1. (informal, intransitive) To become silent; to stop talking.
2. (ambitransitive) To make or become clammy.

Concetti

stare zitto

tacere

abbottonarsi

sinonimi

be quiet

dummy up

shut up

button up

keep mum

belt up

close up

keep silent

hold in

quiesce

quiet down

Traduzioni

callar

callar

خَرِسَ

سكت

كفّ عن الكلام

ruhig stellen

still sein

schweigen

totschweigen

still werden

zum Verstummen bringen

pst! sagen

ηρεμώ

κλείνω το στόμα

σιωπώ

Etimologia (Inglese)

By analogy with a clam closing itself. Compare clamshell (“mouth”), clam (“mouth”).