lock the door
LOK the DOR
lɒk ðə dɔːrListen
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take the necessary precautions to secure something valuable against theft, intrusion, or harm before it is too late; apply the basic preventive security measures that stand between vulnerability and exploitation; used both literally and figuratively to urge people to implement fundamental protections; often appears in the extended form of lock the stable door before the horse bolts, emphasising that security measures must be applied proactively rather than after a loss has already occurred
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