under lock and key

Example Sentences

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"That's over three generations under lock and key. If you were a family member you were only allowed to look at it when you were 16-years-old for five minutes," said Lee Hames, the chief operating officer of Lloyds Auctioneers and Valuers, who held the auction.

From BBC

The sorrows that trouble him he keeps under lock and key.

From The Wall Street Journal

Maybe we’ll find ourselves under lock and key across the street in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

From Salon

A Peaky Blinders film will be released soon by Netflix, although Murphy said the plot line is still under lock and key.

From BBC

Wirtz could provide an option on the flank, but Liverpool's wide areas appear to be under lock and key.

From BBC