broken locks
Useless door security
Broken locks are locks that no longer function properly—they won't secure what they're meant to protect.
The phrase appears literally in discussions of home security or maintenance: The landlord never fixed the broken locks.
Figuratively, broken locks suggest failed protection or vulnerability: Her trust was a broken lock he'd walked right through.
- bustedApprehended or broken
- smashedBroken or intoxicated
- jammedUnable to move freely
- pickedChose from options
- forcedMade to occur unwillingly
forced entry · break in · entry · burglar · key · spare key · door · padlock · security · shattered · pry open · crowbar · intruder · latch · deadbolt · hasp · rusty · chain
- Tenant Problemseviction, late rent, noise complaints, mold, pests
- damage claimsproperty damage, fire damage, water damage, storm damage, hail damage
- decayrot, decay rate, wilt, crumble, decomposition