bolt down
Example Sentences
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“We’ve had to bolt down some of our items.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
He said the heist can't have taken much planning or work since he hadn't bothered to bolt down something that he never thought anyone would want to steal.
From Fox News ● Oct. 28, 2021
White seems fine through 12. c5 Bc7, but fails to bolt down the center before initiating major operations: 13.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said the company had "dragged their heels and failed to bolt down an agreement that matches up to our expectations on the guard guarantee".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2019
It was black apart from the white lightning bolt down the side—and the screen could have been a porthole into outer space.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
