- lock you up
- put you in prison, put you in a mental hospital
If you sell cigarettes to children, the police will lock you up.
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lock you up
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lock — lock1 [ lak ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to fasten something such as a door or a container, usually with a key, so that other people cannot open it: John went out and locked the door behind him. Have you locked the car? lock something in something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lock — I UK [lɒk] / US [lɑk] verb Word forms lock : present tense I/you/we/they lock he/she/it locks present participle locking past tense locked past participle locked *** 1) a) [transitive] to fasten something such as a door or a container, usually… … English dictionary
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lock into — ˌlock ˈinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they lock into he/she/it locks into present participle locking into past tense … Useful english dictionary
lock onto — ˌlock ˈonto ˌlock ˈin on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they lock onto he/she/it locks onto present particip … Useful english dictionary
lock-in — UK US /ˈlɒkɪn/ US /ˈlɑːk / noun [C] UK INFORMAL PROPERTY, STOCK MARKET ► a length of time during which you are not allowed to end a financial agreement: »Your new mortgage may have a long lock in period. »There are no lock ins with our financial … Financial and business terms
lock-up — n 1.) a small prison where a criminal can be kept for a short time 2.) also lock up garage BrE a garage that you can rent to keep cars, goods etc in … Dictionary of contemporary English
lock — lock1 W3S2 [lɔk US la:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fasten something)¦ 2¦(keep in a safe place)¦ 3¦(fixed position)¦ 4¦(fixed situation)¦ 5 be locked in battle/combat/dispute etc 6 lock arms 7 lock horns (with somebody) Phrasal verbs lock… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lock — [[t]lɒ̱k[/t]] ♦♦♦ locks, locking, locked 1) VERB When you lock something such as a door, drawer, or case, you fasten it, usually with a key, so that other people cannot open it. [V n] Are you sure you locked the front door?... [V ed] Wolfgang… … English dictionary
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