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Phrase(s): fall into a trap
1. Lit. to get caught in a trap. • The tiger fell into a trap and leapt out again immediately. • The boys tried to get a squirrel to fall into a trap, but squirrels are too clever. 2. and fall into the trap; fall into someone’s trap Fig. to become caught in someone’s scheme; to be deceived into doing or thinking something. • We fell into a trap by asking for an explanation. • I fell into his trap when I agreed to drive him home.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs