under lock and key

idiom

: in a room, box, etc., that is locked

The jewels are kept under lock and key.

The prisoner is being kept/held under lock and key.

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This baller pour is brought to your table under lock and key, rolled on a custom cart to ensure the bottle is undisturbed. —

Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Only cosmetics and detergent were stored under lock and key. —

Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2024 Photo: Getty Images Though specific details surrounding this weekend’s performances have been kept under lock and key—so much so that director Thomas Jolly has been unable to rehearse in situ—Paris’s opening extravaganza promises to be the most ambitious ceremony in Olympic history. —

Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 24 July 2024 Data Transparency Historically, organizational compensation data was kept under lock and key. —

Fran Maxwell, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for under lock and key

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