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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to lock into that neat crystalline structure.

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could lock into and to like really

Stuff Made Here reacts to Lock Picking Lawyer beatdown
Stuff Made Here 2 · 6:49
those pins then lock into place and rotate

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Jay Shetty Podcast · 47:46
I know what I have to lock into.

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They use those teeth to lock into place.