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Discover LudwigThe phrase "get locked in" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means to become trapped or stuck inside a certain place or situation. Example: "I accidentally left my keys inside the house and got locked in until someone came to unlock the door."
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This skill is particularly important for children, whose identity tends to get locked in during adolescence.
Acts get locked in by a circus well in advance, especially if the performer doesn't have a work visa in the production's native country.
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They accidentally get locked in a bathroom and Fatboy assumes Whitney has cheated on him, so ends the relationship.
I get locked in on seeing the ball and helping my team out to win and hopefully doing some damage out there".
Too often, those disparities get locked in well before the little girl or little boy even steps into a Kindergarten classroom.
It's demoralising; people get locked in the poverty trap".
In one episode they get locked in the bathroom.
Sometimes, good ideas get locked in one organisation and are never shared.
You get locked in, and it's easier to hit like that".
Still others get locked in the past, sometimes because their identities are too strong to adapt.
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