PHRASAL VERBS WITH 'LOCK': LOCK DOWN 

Hello and welcome back, readers! Happy Monday to you. I hope you had a great weekend. 

Our theme for the week is Phrasal Verbs with the word LOCK. We are starting with the phrasal verb TO LOCK (SOMETHING/SOMEONE) DOWN.

Definition 1: To make something very secure.

Example 1: The cabin is locked down for the winter. 

Example 2: I tried to lock my computer down, but a hacker still accessed my personal data. 

Definition 2: Restrict people's movements to stop a disease from spreading. 

Example 3: They had to lock the city down after they discovered an increase in COVID-19 cases. 

Both of these definitions are transitive and optionally separable. 

That's all for today. Thank you for reading! Have a great rest of your Monday.