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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a clam" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the marine animal or in idiomatic expressions, such as "tight-lipped" or "keeping quiet."
Example: "The chef prepared a delicious dish featuring a clam as the main ingredient."
Alternatives: "a mollusk" or "a bivalve".
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It opens like a clam.
A clam shack by the Gowanus Canal?
"A clam": an old joke.
We even have a clam deity.
Otherwise, it is just a clam.
The days went on like this: a clam here, a clam there.
At least no one offered me a clam.
"He was happy as a clam," Mr. Bergdahl said.
My favorite way to cook a clam is in chowder.
Just stuff like how to cook a clam?
If you see a clam on the road, kill it.
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