Expressions (A–Z)
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C
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Clenched Hand
See: 'with a clenched hand'.
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Closed Doors/ in camera
By metaphor: in secrecy. Under prohibition of publication. Without public presen...
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L
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Led to a closed dead end
In a question: one reaches a situation that has no solution or a place from whic...
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N
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None go out and none come in
Under siege. Completely closed off.
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O
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Open Syllable, Closed Syllable
A closed syllable ends in a consonant, whereas an open syllable ends in a vowel.
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S
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Shut and sealed/ tightly closed/ bolted and barred/ closed on all sides
Besieged; shut on all sides, with no possibility of going out or coming in.
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