Locked up
Stuck
Stuck adjective - Firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge.
Both terms in one sentence
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With Merida locked up and stuck in the tapestry room, she is helples and unable to aid her mother.
Source: Western Animation / Brave - Locked Up and Left Behind: Brickma accidentally gets stuck between the connecting doors of two hotel rooms and only gets rescued when housekeeping finds him.
Source: Film / Rookie of the Year -
To the Pain: While stuck in jail, Irisa describes in great detail how she could have escaped and killed Tommy when he says she might as well make conversation while locked up.
Source: Series / Defiance
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