lock sb in
— phrasal verb with lock uk/lɒk/us/lɑːk/verb
B2 to prevent someone from leaving a room or building by locking the door:
She stormed off to her bedroom and locked herself in.
He was locked in his bedroom as a punishment.
to prevent someone from ending or changing a financial arrangement:
Most cell phone contracts lock you in for a fixed period.
See also
lock-in
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Locking and bolting
- bar
- batten
- bolt
- handcuff
- latch
- lock
- lock (sth) up
- lock sb out
- lock sth away
- lockable
- love lock
- manacle
- padlock
- shut
- shut sth away
- under lock and key idiom