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Swedish
Etymology
tiga (“stay silent”) + som (“like”) + muren (“the (free-standing) wall”)
Verb
tiga som muren (present tiger som muren, preterite teg som muren, supine tigit som muren, imperative tig som muren)
- (idiomatic) to keep completely quiet (on some matter)
– Berätta inte för någon! – Oroa dig inte, jag kommer tiga som muren.- – Don't tell anyone! – Don't worry, my lips are sealed.
Vi har försökt få dom att berätta varför de gjorde det, men de tiger som muren- We've tried to get them to tell us why they did it, but they're stonewalling
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