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# Key

## Verb + key

* lose / find your keys
* **mislay your keys**
* put your keys (in your pocket)
* hide a key (in a drawer)
* *hand in / return* your key (to reception)
* **get a key cut**

## Common expressions

* a spare key
* a bunch of keys
* your car keys
* your house keys
* the wrong key
* keep (the files) under lock and key
* turn the key in the lock

## Exercise

### Verb + key

1. I've *hunted* all over the house *for* my keys, but I can't ***find*** them anywhere.
2. Try to remember where you ***put*** the keys!
3. We forgot to ***hand*** *in* the keys when we checked out of the hotel!
4. I don't have a key to give Harry. I'll need to get one ***cut***.
5. I've **hidden** a key under a flower pot by the door so that Jane can let herself in when she arrives from the airport.
6. When I ***lost*** my car keys, it was a disaster. It took days before I got a new set.
7. I seem to have ***mislaid*** my car keys. You haven't seen them lying around, have you?

### Common expressions

1. A bunch of keys fell out of her bag when she opened it. - d
2. Leave a spare house key *with* a neighbor in case you lock yourself out. - c
3. The cash box is kept under lock and key in the secretary's office. - e
4. I picked up the wrong keys at the party. I'm not sure who they belong to. - a
5. I can't turn this key in the lock. It can't be the right one. - b

## Note

**You keep your keys on a *****keyring*****.**