have a lock on
Example Sentences
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But he doesn’t have a lock on the diversity vote.
From Washington Times ● May 5, 2022
But it’s hard to keep your belongings safe when you don’t have a lock on your door, he explained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2022
A small group of families have a lock on the country’s important economic sectors, from imports to banking, according to Fritz Alphonse Jean, a former prime minister and past governor of Haiti’s Central Bank.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2021
Even so, Smith does not have a lock on staying with the starters for the Oct. 18 season opener.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2017
I didn’t have a lock on the door.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
