seize up

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(engine, brakes) → sich verklemmen

(inf) my back seized up → es ist mir in den Rücken gefahren (inf); she talks so much it’s a miracle her jaw doesn’t seize up → sie redet so viel, es ist ein Wunder, dass ihr Mundwerk nicht ausleiert (inf)

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