lock out

Meaning

1. lock sb out

   to refuse to allow workers into their place of work until they agree to particular conditions

In the movies · 25

• Excuse me, miss. Are you locked out?My Best Friend's Wedding1997
• Billy, I'm locked out of my Google Wallet account.The Internship2013
• It's Junior they should've locked out.Coach Carter2005
• We got locked out of our apartment.The Royal Tenenbaums2001
• Lock out devices must be in place during cleaning and maintenance of all heThe Machinist2004
• They can't lock me out. I'm the CEO of Bubble.Ron's Gone Wrong2021
• This is bad. If we don't come up with rent, we're gonna get locked out.Zack and Miri Make a Porno2008
• You can't lock me out of my own room.Palm Springs2020

From the same entry

• lock horns
• lock away
• lock away
• lock in
• lock onto
• lock out
• lock up
• lock up
• lock up
• lock, stock and barrel
• under lock and key
• pick a lock