lock into
Upper Intermediate (B2) neutral
To fix someone into a situation, agreement, or position that is hard to get out of.
"The two-year deal locked the company into paying a minimum monthly fee regardless of usage."
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100 Mysteries That Science HAS Explained — Fall Asleep to Science
Sleepy Science Channel · 39:04
to lock into that neat crystalline structure.
Stuff Made Here reacts to Lock Picking Lawyer beatdown
Stuff Made Here 2 · 6:49
those pins then lock into place and rotate
The Random Show, Couch Edition! — Supplements, Breathing and Balance Training, and Much More!
Tim Ferriss · 22:53
in a while and you lock into this
The asbestos problem is worse than we thought
Veritasium · 11:32
the silica tetrahedra lock into rigid, ladder-like chains,
The Insane Engineering of the V-22 Osprey
Real Engineering · 1:28
the wings rotate ninety degrees and lock into place.