Sentence examples of "clam up" in English
Pushed about medical errors, everyone clammed up.
Как только я заговорила о врачебных ошибках, они все сразу замолчали.
I walked in on them meeting with Dooley, and they all clammed up.
Я встретил их, направляясь к Дули, и они сразу же замолчали.
She tends to get shy and clam up in front of strangers
Она обычно становится очень застенчивой и молчаливой в присутствии незнакомых людей
And so, every time I talked about it, he'd clam up.
И так каждый раз, как я говорил об этом, он замыкался.
Listen, if we go in there with our badges out, she'll clam up.
Если мы заявимся со значками, она не станет говорить.
You come at him, a cop accusing him, he's gonna clam up no matter what he knows.
Ты придёшь к нему, коп, обвиняющий его, и он закроется, что бы он ни знал.
Does the management talk freely to investors about its affairs when things are going well but "clam up" when troubles and disappointments occur?
Не происходит ли так, что команда управляющих охотно ведет диалог с инвесторами о положении дел в компании, когда они идут хорошо, но «набирает в рот воды», как только возникают проблемы?
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