Under-lock-and-key definition

(US, UK, idiomatic) Imprisoned with little or no chance of escape; locked up.

If it was him we can have him under lock and key in 24 hours.

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(US, UK, idiomatic) Safely guarded; locked away.
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Under-lock-and-key Sentence Examples

  • Were you kept under lock and key?

  • By io o'clock the same evening the remainder of the king's guests were safely under lock and key.

  • I say ' all ' because the whole court entourage wanted to see this special court that is normally kept under lock and key.

  • This myth is the origin of the English word "tantalize," and also of the common name "tantalus" for a set of spirit decanters kept under lock and key.

  • Always buy the least hazardous products possible and keep toxic items out of sight, out of reach, and under lock and key.

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