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  • 121lock-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

  • 122lock keeper — lock ,keeper noun count someone whose job is to operate a LOCK on a river or CANAL …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 123lock-out — lock outs N COUNT A lock out is a situation in which employers close a place of work and prevent workers from entering it until the workers accept the employer s new proposals on pay or conditions of work. (in AM, use lockout) …

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  • 124lock horns with someone — lock horns (with (someone)) to argue with someone in a very determined way. In her new movie she plays a middle aged college student who locks horns with her professor. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of two fighting animals such as deer… …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 125lock horns with — lock horns (with (someone)) to argue with someone in a very determined way. In her new movie she plays a middle aged college student who locks horns with her professor. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of two fighting animals such as deer… …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 126lock horns — (with (someone)) to argue with someone in a very determined way. In her new movie she plays a middle aged college student who locks horns with her professor. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of two fighting animals such as deer whose horns …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 127lock horns — When people lock horns, they argue or fight about something …

    The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 128lock the stable door after the horse has bolted — If someone takes action too late, they do this; there is no reason to lock an empty stable …

    The small dictionary of idiomes