Translations for „clam up“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

clam up <-mm-> VB intr (not say anything)

clam up

замолча́ть

clam up

уйти́ в себя́

Usage examples with clam up

to shut up like a clam

вдруг замолча́ть

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Sometimes it's not failure, but success that makes people clam up and avoid completing a task or project.

www.fastcompany.com

I don't like to interview people in front of their friends; they clam up.

mashable.com

Does management talk freely to investors about its affairs when things are going well but clam up when troubles and disappointments occur?

en.wikipedia.org

Without this empowerment, workers will likely clam up, tolerate the problems and eventually leave.

www.theglobeandmail.com

So people who normally seem a bit cold can really clam up when they're anxious.

www.mirror.co.uk

When that happens, sources clam up and dry up.

www.nydailynews.com

Get your response wrong, and the subject will clam up, depriving you of essential evidence.

www.telegraph.co.uk

None of this happened but the threats were enough to get most of the startups to clam up.

techcrunch.com

Girls might speak freely about their wretched lives when talking to a social worker, then clam up in the presence of their parents.

news.nationalpost.com

The assumption is that the imagination is meek and shy -- if it's worried about being criticized, it will clam up.

mashable.com