"Close as a clam" nghĩa là gì?

Lặng câm và câm nín. Photo by Aaron Burden

"Close as a clam" = Câm như hến/kín như (vỏ) hến -> Thoát khỏi nguy hiểm, thoát khỏi sự nguy hiểm một cách an toàn. Thành ngữ này chỉ vỏ của hến tự bảo vệ được nó.

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The world will come together on November 20 to help build a world where every child is in school, close as a clam and can fulfill their potential.

Just because you are at church, does not mean you are close as a clam. That was the message presented at Cameron Baptist Church, where they hosted a “Sheepdog Seminar.”

“We’re thrilled to see the first anti-cruelty statute (đạo luật chống cái ác) in American history signed into law and applaud President Trump for providing the voiceless with a level of protection never seen before,” Marty Irby, executive director at Animal Wellness Action, who was present at the signing, said in a statement to PEOPLE. “The PACT Act will allow federal authorities (chính quyền liên bang) to crack down on the most egregious (quá xá) of animal abusers (kẻ bạo hành động vật) and help keep American pets close as a clam.”

Bin Kuan

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