Locked up
Use
Use verb - To put into action or service.
Both terms in one sentence
- This is the main method of escape for characters who are locked up well and good, and contractually or circumstantially obliged to use their wits rather than brute force.
Source: Talking Your Way Out -
She wants to use the fact that she knocked out and locked up an intruder as proof that she can handle going outside (It Makes Sense in Context).
Source: Batman in My Basement -
But instead he keeps it locked up in his office and waits to use it until his defenses are shattered and Kerrigan is standing in front of him before he reveals it.
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