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tick a lock

verb

Definitions

  1. To keep quiet or keep a secret.

    • “Tick-a-lock,” he pronounced; all the while twisting his fingers about his lips, and further all the while holding to his constant, dramatic, and overly-serious stare over me.
    • When Lesnar comes back, either at WWE Survivor Series 2012 or on a future program, he just needs to tick a lock.

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