like a clam
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“It’s like a clam note when we look at it. We turn away and clear our throats a little each time we see it.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2022
“You can turn a handle so the thing opens and closes like a clam under the ocean.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2021
There were media reports that she and Asla broke up soon afterwards, but on these subjects – her relationship and her child – Banks slams shut like a clam.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 21, 2020
He thinks a sentence should slide down the gullet like a clam, hardly touching the sides.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2019
What I didn't say was that each time I picked up a German dictionary or a German book, the very sight of those dense, black, barbed-wire letters made my mind shut like a clam.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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