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
And also Keeley didn’t think about that she had hurt Roy, because Roy’s a closed book.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2021
Chase Swatosh was politely impressive as the barefoot and bare-chested man, but as the grand ballerina who finds romantic expansiveness by spending time with the bare-chested modernist, Simone Messmer was a closed book.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2017
I'd glance at her occasionally, but that girl is a closed book.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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