close as wax

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close as wax

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colloquial, not comparable miserly, tight, or secretive

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@misc{close_as_wax_2026,
  title = {close as wax},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/close%20as%20wax},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}