Home safety · Home and routines

lock up

secure a home

To lock the doors of a house or other building before leaving or going to bed.

B1 common speech & writing

phrasal verb

lock up

This vs that

secure the whole home

I need to lock up before bed.

secure one particular door

I need to lock the shed.

Hear it in real life

Are you ready to go?

Almost—I just need to lock up.

Play the conversation

Can you lock up when you leave? I might be asleep by then.

Which sounds natural?

Psst — which one would you actually say?

Say it together

Whole chunks natives use with it.

lock up before ___

I always lock up before I go to bed.

Could you lock up before you leave?

More for talking about home safety.

keep something out of reach

Keep cleaning products out of reach of children.

check for signs of

Check for signs of damage before using the ladder.

Home and routines · Home safety: the words around “lock up”.

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Your turn: say it out loud

I just need to lock up.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

lock up

secure a home

“Can you lock up when you leave? I might be asleep by then.”

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