strap in
phrasal verb
strapped in; strapping in; straps in
: to fasten a seat belt around (someone)
She strapped the children in and drove away.
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Ronson could be seen with their baby girl strapped in a carrier on his chest while Gummer walked beside him with their dog.
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Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
When the last of the wine was finally secured and the drivers strapped in, the semis, each escorted by an armored truck, rumbled past the steel gates and then diverged, assigned to separate routes down the mountain, across more than a thousand miles and three state lines, headed for California.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
Ots straps in, ready for the flight from Miami to Amsterdam before going to Paris for the Olympic dressage competition.
—Lukas Weese, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Finicky, unresponsive, uncomfortable, or unreliable bindings are the bane of any rider’s existence—a thorn in your side that, at best, leads to under-your-breath expletives while strapping in.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 11 Oct. 2024
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Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
When the last of the wine was finally secured and the drivers strapped in, the semis, each escorted by an armored truck, rumbled past the steel gates and then diverged, assigned to separate routes down the mountain, across more than a thousand miles and three state lines, headed for California.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
Ots straps in, ready for the flight from Miami to Amsterdam before going to Paris for the Olympic dressage competition.
—Lukas Weese, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Finicky, unresponsive, uncomfortable, or unreliable bindings are the bane of any rider’s existence—a thorn in your side that, at best, leads to under-your-breath expletives while strapping in.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Strap in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strap%20in. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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