Sentence examples for clam up about from inspiring English sources
The phrase "clam up about" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to indicate that someone is becoming silent or refusing to speak about a particular topic. Example: "When asked about the incident, she decided to clam up about it and not share any details."
Indeed, with a promise of immunity, no matter how much that upsets the liberal Savonarolas, there is almost an incentive to spill the beans, since anything they clam up about could indeed be the basis for prosecution.
What made another close colleague clam up about her own recent job loss?
The Russians "slobber at flattery," he pronounces; he describes West German Chancellor Willy Brandt as a "jerk;" and tells special counsel Chuck Colson to clam up about the Watergate plumbers: "You say we were protecting the security of this country".
Now about clam up, a 1916 Americanism that describes what a good spy does when caught.
"The two fears are that people will be deterred from seeking treatment that they need or that, once they are in treatment, they will clam up and not talk about violence".
They turn into a teenage boy at the school dance: They get shy, clam up, and when confronted about their uncontrollable boner they run out of the gymnasium.
If I had been a member, I'd probably be all precious and clam up when journalists asked me about it.
We clam up when asked to talk about it, assuring everyone that we're fine when our insides are screaming.
Yet, when it comes down to actually talking about -- we clam up.
"If somebody suddenly asks me, 'Who are you and what do you care about?' I'll clam up.
"We lie about it or we don't say shit; we clam up and don't utter a fucking syllable... about the real truth".
