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Sft M Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

meaning of the sentence

Once they calm up, it takes forever for them to open back up.

What does it mean?
  

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More context please! I have never heard of "calm up". It could be a typo for "clam up".

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  • More context please!
  • I have never heard of "calm up".
  • It could be a typo for "clam up".
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More context please!

I have never heard of "calm up". It could be a typo for "clam up".
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Sorry it was "clam up". And there was no further context. It was a quote.
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clam up - to close one's mouth tightly; like a clam closing its shell. When your mouth is closed, you can't talk.

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