closed book

Example Sentences

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Like one parent who’s too busy, another who doesn’t do deep conversations and a grandmother who’s like a closed book with a padlock on the front?

From Literature

Given founding members of the competition could not be 'relegated' from it, critics argued the tournament was a closed book for Europe's elite teams.

From BBC

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

“As you know, I’m not normally a closed book on this stuff,” Sean told me.

From Washington Post

When the bank collapsed, her loan was one of thousands sold by the government to so-called "closed book" lenders.

From BBC