closed book
Example Sentences
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“As you know, I’m not normally a closed book on this stuff,” Sean told me.
From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023
When the bank collapsed, her loan was one of thousands sold by the government to so-called "closed book" lenders.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2023
And also Keeley didn’t think about that she had hurt Roy, because Roy’s a closed book.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2021
The closed book history of that World Cup quarter-final, an event most people will have watched once, 34 years ago, states that the game was pretty much even.
From The Guardian • Apr. 26, 2020
But at the same time he was a closed book.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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