close as a clam
Safe from harm. Likened to a clam closing its shell to protect itself. All of the doors and windows are locked. Don't worry, we'll be close as a clam in here. When you grow up in the middle of a warzone, you never feel close as a clam, even for just a few seconds. I still didn't feel close as a clam, even sequestered inside the panic room.
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