Meaning of box and lock | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To suppress or hide (something) so that it is not readily available or capable of action.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see box, lock.

Examples

“Structural racism and its monopolies have "boxed and locked” Black people.”

“Eventually, the belief becomes boxed and locked away from general access.”

“There's no need for me to keep holding back from him, to keep that part of me boxed and locked up tight.”

“No questions asked, shut the actual fuck up, box and lock.”

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