sock in

Idioms  

1. Close down an airport or other facility due to thick fog or other weather conditions impeding visibility, as in The airport was socked in all morning and air traffic was at a standstill, or We finally got to the peak and were totally socked in—there was no view at all. The sock referred to here is probably a windsock, as decisions to close an airport are made in part on the basis of observations of wind-socks, which indicate wind direction. The expression was first recorded in 1944.

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Example Sentences

They either need to show that they mean it—that they are willing to do something big, risky and strategically autonomous to help Ukraine, which they show no sign of doing—or else they need to put a sock in it.

From The Wall Street Journal

He put the other shoe and sock in his backpack with their lunch, and gave the pack to Jonathan.

From Literature

Akira pulled off one of her shoes and socks, and soaked the sock in water before wrapping it loosely around the burn.

From Literature

Here’s the first sock in the jaw: In order to pay off your card, you’d have to take almost $67,500 from your retirement account.

From MarketWatch

Something class about a red sock in football.

From BBC