closed book
Example Sentences
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Mr Ba may have been on the political scene for the last decade, but he is a bit of a closed book for most.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024
“As you know, I’m not normally a closed book on this stuff,” Sean told me.
From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023
When she was growing up, Xie said, stories about this era were a closed book.
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2022
The closed book history of that World Cup quarter-final, an event most people will have watched once, 34 years ago, states that the game was pretty much even.
From The Guardian • Apr. 26, 2020
Dustfinger’s face was a closed book, and Meggie had the feeling that if anyone tried reading it he would rap their knuckles.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
