trap someone into doing something

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• trap — trap1 [ træp ] noun count ** ▸ 1 for catching animals ▸ 2 bad situation ▸ 3 trick ▸ 4 problem to avoid ▸ 5 carriage ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a piece of equipment used for catching animals: set/lay a trap (=make it ready to be used): We set traps in the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• trap */*/ — I UK [træp] / US noun [countable] Word forms trap : singular trap plural traps 1) a piece of equipment used for catching animals set/lay a trap (= make it ready to be used): We set traps in the attic for the mice. 2) a bad or unpleasant situation …   English dictionary

• trap — [[t]træ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ traps, trapping, trapped 1) N COUNT A trap is a device which is placed somewhere or a hole which is dug somewhere in order to catch animals or birds. 2) VERB If a person traps animals or birds, he or she catches them using… …   English dictionary

• fall into the trap of doing something — fall into the trap of (doing something) to become involved in something. Don t fall into the trap of deciding to buy a more expensive house than you can afford because someone says it is a good investment …   New idioms dictionary

• trap — ► NOUN 1) a device or enclosure designed to catch and retain animals. 2) an unpleasant situation from which it is hard to escape. 3) a trick causing someone to act contrary to their interests or intentions. 4) a container or device used to… …   English terms dictionary

• trap — trap1 [træp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for animals)¦ 2¦(clever trick)¦ 3¦(bad situation)¦ 4 fall into/avoid the trap of doing something 5 keep your trap shut 6 shut your trap! 7¦(vehicle)¦ 8¦(sport)¦ 9¦(dog race)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• trap — 1 noun (C) 1 FOR ANIMALS a piece of equipment for catching animals: a mouse caught in a trap | set a trap (=prepare it) see also: mousetrap 2 BAD SITUATION an unpleasant or difficult situation that is difficult to escape from: Amanda felt that… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• trap — trap1 noun 1》 a device or enclosure designed to catch and retain animals. 2》 an unpleasant situation from which it is hard to escape.     ↘a trick betraying someone into acting contrary to their interests or intentions. 3》 a container or device… …   English new terms dictionary

• doing — do|ing [ˈdu:ıŋ] n 1.) be sb s (own) doing if something bad is someone s doing, they did or caused it ▪ If you fall into this trap, it will be all your own doing. 2.) take some doing informal to be hard work ▪ We had to be on the parade ground for …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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• fall into the trap of — (doing something) to become involved in something. Don t fall into the trap of deciding to buy a more expensive house than you can afford because someone says it is a good investment …   New idioms dictionary