lock away
Frequency: 7.17.9 per million words
to put something in a locked place so that it is safe.
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- All the valuables were safely locked away.
- She locked her jewelry away in the safe.
- He decided to lock the important documents away.
- The children's toys were locked away in a chest.
- You should always lock your passport away when traveling.
- The old woman used to lock away her precious memories in a diary.
- They locked away all the sensitive files before leaving the office.
- Make sure to lock the hazardous chemicals away from kids.
- The government locked away classified information for decades.
- The museum locks valuable artifacts away in a secure vault.