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be locked in sth
2. If you are locked in a situation or process, it is impossible for you to move on from it
• Both parties wish to avoid being locked in discussions which will resolve nothing., be in for sth
to be going to experience something unpleasant very soon
• The weather forecast says we're in for heavy rain this evening.
• You'll be in for it (= She will be very angry) if you don't do what she tells you., be vested in sb/sth
( also be vested with sth ) formal
If power or authority is vested in someone or something, or if they are vested with power or authority, it is officially given to them
• Control has been vested in local authorities.
• He has been vested with the power/authority to implement whatever changes he sees fit., be put upon
informal
to be treated badly by someone who takes advantage of your wish to be helpful
• I'm fed up with being put upon by my boss all the time., be locked in sth
1. to be prevented from moving by something
• We were locked in traffic for over two hours on the way home.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs