to lock on to sth
1lock sb into sth — UK US lock sb into sth Phrasal Verb with lock({{}}/lɒk/ verb ► to prevent a person or organization from leaving a legal or financial agreement: »The gas company is locked into long term supply contracts. »Be careful not to lock yourself into a… …
2lock — 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… …
3lock — 1 verb 1 FASTEN SOMETHING (I, T) to fasten something with a lock or be fastened with a lock: Did you lock the car? I can t get the door to lock. 2 PUT STH IN A SAFE PLACE (transitive always + adv/prep) to put something in a safe place and lock… …
4lock horns — (with sb) ► to become involved in a disagreement or argument with someone: »My first test as a manager early in my career was locking horns with a union representative at a print factory. lock horns (with sb) over sth »The White House and… …
5lock horns with sb — lock horns (with sb) ► to become involved in a disagreement or argument with someone: »My first test as a manager early in my career was locking horns with a union representative at a print factory. lock horns (with sb) over sth »The White House… …
6lock horns (with somebody) (over something) — ˌlock ˈhorns (with sb) (over sth) idiom to get involved in an argument or a disagreement with sb • The company has locked horns with the unions over proposed pay cuts. Main entry: ↑lockidiom …
7lock onto something — ˌlock ˈonto sth derived (of a ↑missile, etc.) to find the thing that is being attacked and follow it Main entry: ↑lockderived …
8lock yourself out — ˌlock sb/yourself ˈout (of sth) derived to prevent sb from entering a place by locking the door • I d locked myself out of the house and had to break a window to get in. Main entry: ↑lockderived …
9lock somebody out of something — ˌlock sb/yourself ˈout (of sth) derived to prevent sb from entering a place by locking the door • I d locked myself out of the house and had to break a window to get in. Main entry: ↑lockderived …
10lock yourself out of something — ˌlock sb/yourself ˈout (of sth) derived to prevent sb from entering a place by locking the door • I d locked myself out of the house and had to break a window to get in. Main entry: ↑lockderived …
