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Lock it up

To center your attention and discipline your mind so distractions are shut out, allowing you to stay fully focused and in control of your thoughts or actions.
Before the exam, I told myself to lock it up and block out the noise.”

“Athletes lock it up in the final moments of the game to perform their best.”

“When working on a big project, you need to lock it up and give it your undivided focus.”
by Treovivu September 9, 2025
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Lock up

To keep quiet or hold something in rather than say it out
Guy just lock up the matter
by HJNr August 16, 2022
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lock that thug up

"lock that thug up" a term used when someone is guilty of committing a crime
Person A *commits a crime and is found guilty*
Person B "lock that thug up!!"
by Splonkglee January 25, 2026
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