PHRASAL VERBS WITH 'LOCK': LOCK UP

Happy Friday and welcome back, readers! 

Our theme for the week has been Phrasal Verbs with the word LOCK. We are finishing the week with the phrasal verb TO LOCK (SOMEONE / SOMETHING) UP. 

Definition 1: To close all doors and windows. 

Example 1: I locked up the store and went home at 3 am. It was a long day. 

Definition 2: To lock in a safe place. 

Example 2: Did you lock up my jewelry before you left?

Definition 3: To put in prison. 

Example 3: They locked the criminal up for 15 years. 

Each of these examples with this phrasal verb is transitive and optionally separable. 

This concludes our theme for the week. As always, thank you for reading. We hope you learned something new.

Take care and have a wonderful weekend!