• Spendrill@lemm.ee
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    4 hours ago

    What does ‘lock in’ mean in this situation?

    Yours faithfully,

    a confused Brit.

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      3 hours ago

      Traditionally, to be “locked in” on something would mean to be locked in on your target, goal, etc.

      Telling someone to lock in or “lock it in” is kind of like a nice way of saying “get your shit together” or “focus up”. I hear it in sports/ gaming lingo.

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    After all the stories about how male authors can’t do realistic female characters, someone reversed it and asked how could you instantly tell if it was a woman describing a man.

    The book ‘The Outsiders’ is about a bunch of tough guys who spend a lot of time talking about their feelings.