Circle
Locked in
Both terms in one sentence
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And Howard, Raj and Leonard spend three months locked in a freezer with Sheldon - on the grand scale - while on a research trip well above the Arctic Circle.
Source: Locked in a Freezer -
Closed Circle: Four subjects are locked in a room for a psychological experiment.
Source: Film / The Killing Room -
Dangerous Key Fumble: Played with in this movie, when Columbus drops his keys by the car while being chased by a zombie, but is smart enough to circle around the car until he's able to reclaim the keys without getting killed... then he realizes the door wasn't locked in the first place.
Source: Film / Zombieland
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