be like Fort Knox

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be like Fort Knox (humorous)

if a building or an area is like Fort Knox, it is very difficult to enter or leave it because it is so well protected

Usage notes: Fort Knox is the building where the United States keeps its supplies of gold.

Our house is like Fort Knox with all these extra security locks.

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