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Vocabulary
Take ahold/lock down
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A certain guy was trying to escape the police. They were after him. That guy took a hostage with himself.
The one who was escaping took ahold of the hostage's arm and propelled him forward. He tripped over a rock and fell awkwardly to the ground. He rose to his knees and looked at the man.
The guy who was on his knees said: They have this place completely locked down.
The other one replied: There are ways out of here that I know that nobody else does. You don't think I didn't plan for something like this?
I understand that "take ahold of" means he grabbed his arm?
Does "lock down" mean here that the police surrounded the area or something like this?
A certain guy was trying to escape the police. They were after him. That guy took a hostage with himself.
The one who was escaping took ahold of the hostage's arm and propelled him forward. He tripped over a rock and fell awkwardly to the ground. He rose to his knees and looked at the man.
The guy who was on his knees said: They have this place completely locked down.
The other one replied: There are ways out of here that I know that nobody else does. You don't think I didn't plan for something like this?
I understand that "take ahold of" means he grabbed his arm?
Does "lock down" mean here that the police surrounded the area or something like this?
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I understand that "take ahold of" means he grabbed his arm? Yes. Does "lock down" mean here that the police surrounded the area or something like this?
- I understand that "take ahold of" means he grabbed his arm?
- Yes.
- Does "lock down" mean here that the police surrounded the area or something like this?
- That's how I read it.
- They are covering the doorways and other points of escape.
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I understand that "take ahold of" means he grabbed his arm? Yes.
Does "lock down" mean here that the police surrounded the area or something like this? That's how I read it. They are covering the doorways and other points of escape.
Does "lock down" mean here that the police surrounded the area or something like this? That's how I read it. They are covering the doorways and other points of escape.
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