Sentence examples for keeping under lock from inspiring English sources

Phelps, known for being incandescent in the water and indifferent out of it, was smiling and making jokes, drawing outsiders into an inner circle that he had spent the past decade keeping under lock and key.

But as the administration allows a glimpse of this secret law -- and it is law -- we are left wondering what other laws it is still keeping under lock and key.

It's pretty tame stuff, and keeping it under lock and key is daft.

Footprints can also mean keeping checks under lock and key, with a check log clearly showing who is in control of and responsible for which check series.

"By keeping the wives under lock and key in the chamber, he's trying to counteract the inevitability of time," Mr. Salonen said.

Heading into the legislative session, the governor made keeping the fund under lock during the forthcoming budget battle the 11th commandment for fiscal conservatives.

But the risk of keeping increasing numbers under lock and key, to emerge later skilled only in tougher sorts of crime, is greater.

I'm not a champion of keeping your lover under lock and key, but what he appears to be displaying is utter contempt.

The RSC is keeping the formula under lock and key and pledges that the fragrance will never be offered to anyone other than the Queen.

Before the match was canceled, the South Korean federation disclosed its reasoning behind keeping the game under lock and key: the embattled manager Choi Kang-Hee stated his desire to not give away formations and tactics in preparation for a World Cup qualifier against Qatar next week.

And Madoff was secretive about it, keeping its books under "lock and key".