be (as) close as wax
be (as) close as wax
obsolete To be very secretive. Good luck getting any details out of Adrienne—she's always been as close as wax. Anyone working on our estate must prove themselves to be close as wax—there are too many family secrets that simply cannot get out! Why are you being as close as wax? What are you hiding?
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