"UNDER LOCK AND KEY"
If something is under lock and key, it is kept in a very secure place.
Example: Make sure these documents are under lock and key until we need them.
Bajo llave / Encerrado (a)
Example sentences:
- Poor Josie. Her parents were very strict and they kept her under lock and key throughout her childhood, so she never learned about life's dangers / Pobre Josie. Sus papás fueron muy estrictos y la tuvieron encerrada durante su infancia, así que ella nunca aprendió acerca de los peligros de la vida.
- The medicines are kept under lock and key so that the children can't get them / Las medicinas se mantienen bajo llave para que los niños no puedan tomarlas.
Additional examples:
- This type of deviant behaviour will get you put under lock and key.
- He's under lock and key after he committed that robbery last year.
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