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under lock and key |
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under lock and key 1. kept safely in a room or container that is locked I tend to keep medicines under lock and key because of the kids. 2. in prison I think the feeling from the general public is that people like that should be kept under lock and key for the rest of their lives. under lock and key in a safe, protected place The old man keeps such documents under lock and key. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Richard Turlington instantly determined to make the duplicates serve as his security, keeping the first copies privately under lock and key, to be used in obtaining possession of the goods at the customary time. When both the animals had been safely put under lock and key, he felt that he might breathe more freely. Back yonder, an hour's journey from here, we passed through an Arab village of stone dry-goods boxes (they look like that,) where Noah's tomb lies under lock and key. |
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