āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to clam up
[phrase form: clam]
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āĻšāĻ āĻžāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻĒ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to suddenly become silent or refuse to talk, often because of nervousness, fear, or a desire to keep information secret
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the interrogation, the suspect suddenly clam up and refused to answer any more questions.
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āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
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