| Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel |
| Engels | Nederlands |
lock [sb] away,
lock away [sb] vtr phrasal | (put in prison, institution) (figuurlijk) | iemand opbergen, iemand opsluiten vnw + ww |
| gevangen zetten bn+ww |
| That man has committed terrible crimes; the judge is going to lock him away for a long time. |
lock [sth] away,
lock away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (keep safe or hidden) | opbergen, wegbergen overg.ww |
| Lock away this box of chocolates before I eat them all! |
lock [sth] down,
lock down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make secure) | iets vergrendelen overg.ww |
| Please securely lock down the skis on the roof rack. |
lock [sth] in,
lock in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (interest, price: fix) (figuurlijk, prijs) | bevriezen overg.ww |
| We have locked in our mortgage rate for five years. |
| lock [sb] out (of [sth]) vtr phrasal sep | (prevent entering) | buitensluiten overg.ww |
| I started banging on the door when I realised he had locked me out of the apartment. |
| lock [sb] out (of [sth]) vtr phrasal sep | (computer: prevent access) (computer) | buitensluiten overg.ww |
| lock [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (hold prisoner) | opsluiten, gevangenzetten overg.ww |
| They locked him up in a cell that was barely large enough to move around in. |
| The wicked baron locked his wife up in the attic. |
| lock [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (sentence to jail) | tot de gevangenis veroordelen woordgr. |
| tot een celstraf veroordelen woordgr. |
| The judge should lock up the murderer and throw the key away! |
| lock [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (object: keep safe) | afsluiten, opbergen overg.ww |
| The custodian locked up the school at the end of the day to prevent vandals from entering. |
| lock up vtr phrasal sep | (premises: secure) | afsluiten, op slot doen overg.ww |
| The last person to leave should lock up. |
