clam up

黙り込む、口を閉ざす

緊張したり答えたくなかったりして、急に話すのをやめること。

やさしい英語で： You suddenly stop talking, often because you feel nervous or do not want to answer.

• He clammed up when I asked.
• The witness clammed up during the interview.
• Why do you clam up around strangers?

類義語： go quiet, fall silent

反対語： speak up

よく使う表現： clam up suddenly, clam up completely

じっとりする、べたつく

不快に湿ってべたつくこと、または何かをその状態にすること。

やさしい英語で： You become slightly wet and unpleasantly sticky, or make something feel that way.

• My hands began to clam up.
• The humid air clammed up his skin.
• Her palms clammed up with sweat before the speech.

使い方： clam something up (The damp heat clammed my skin up.)

よく使う表現： clam up something, clam up with sweat