Complete the following sentences.
1To lock yourself ............... is to avoid people and distractions so that you can do some work.
Wrong!
"Away" is correct because "lock yourself away" means to separate yourself from people or distractions.
2After what she did, they should lock her ............... and throw away the key.
Wrong!
"Up" is correct because "lock someone up" means to put someone in prison or another secure place.
3Important documents should be locked ............... when you are not using them.
Wrong!
"Away" is correct because "lock something away" means to put it somewhere safe and secure.
4She didn't want to talk to anybody, so she locked herself ............... in her bedroom.
Wrong!
"Away" is correct because "lock yourself away" means to isolate yourself from other people.
5The enemy planes were locking ............... us.
Wrong!
"Onto" is correct because "lock onto" means to fix on or target something.
6The company threatened to lock ............... its workers.
Wrong!
"Out" is correct because "lock out" means to stop workers from entering their workplace during a dispute.
7She locked him ............... of the house after an argument.
Wrong!
"Out" is correct because "lock someone out" means to prevent someone from entering a place.
8If you close the door from outside, you can lock someone ............... a room.
Wrong!
"In" is correct because "lock someone in" means to keep someone inside a place so they cannot leave.
9Criminals like him should be locked ...............
Wrong!
"Up" is correct because "lock someone up" means to put someone in prison or another secure place.
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- To lock yourself away is to avoid people and distractions so that you can do some work.
- After what she did, they should lock her up and throw away the key.
- Important documents should be locked away when you are not using them.
- She didn’t want to talk to anybody, so she locked herself away in her bedroom.
- The enemy planes were locking onto us.
- The company threatened to lock out its workers.
- She locked him out of the house after an argument.
- If you close the door from outside, you can lock someone in a room.
- Criminals like him should be locked up