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Phrase(s): ensnare someone or something in something
1. Lit. to capture someone or something in something. • Dave ensnared the rabbit in his trap. • Henry ensnared himself in the trap they had laid for deer. 2. Fig. to catch or "trap" someone in an act or pattern of deception. • She sought to ensnare him in his own framework of lies. • He ensnared himself in his many lies.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs