- ˌlock sb ˈout
- phrasal verb
to prevent someone from coming into a room or building by locking the doorI've locked myself out again – could I use your phone?[/ex]
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ˌlock sb ˈout
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lock 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 … Useful english dictionary
lock sb out of sth — UK US lock sb out of sth Phrasal Verb with lock({{}}/lɒk/ verb ► to prevent a person or organization from having a particular advantage, such as a low price for something: »The company risks being locked out of China s booming car market. »Earn… … Financial and business terms
lock someone out — KEEP OUT, shut out, refuse entrance to, deny admittance to; exclude, bar, debar, ban. → lock * * * 1) keep someone out of a room or building by locking the door 2) (of an employer) subject employees to a lockout … Useful english dictionary
lock someone out of — we were locked out of the conference Syn: keep out of, shut out of/from, refuse entrance to, deny admittance to; exclude from, bar from, debar from, ban from … Thesaurus of popular words
lock someone out — exclude someone. → lock … English new terms dictionary
lock someone out of — exclude someone from those now locked out of the job market … Useful english dictionary
lock 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 … Useful english dictionary
lock 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 … Useful english dictionary
lock somebody out — … Useful english dictionary
Lock — Lock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Locked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Locking}.] 1. To fasten with a lock, or as with a lock; to make fast; to prevent free movement of; as, to lock a door, a carriage wheel, a river, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To prevent ingress or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
