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fall into a trap

UK/fɔːl ɪntə ə træp//fɑːl ɪntə ə træp/

fall into a trap verb: to make a mistake, a bad decision or act senselessly and get into an extremely difficult situation.

Verb

fall into a trap (third-person singular simple present falls into a trap, present participle falling into a trap, simple past fell into a trap, past participle fallen into a trap)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To make a mistake, a bad decision or act senselessly and get into an extremely difficult situation.
    • If you are not careful, you can fall into a trap of focusing too much on getting more loans instead of paying off other bills.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be fooled and get into a difficult situation by relying on someone or responding to a scam, trick or prank.
    • He fell into a trap by believing his childhood friend and giving away all of his savings.
    Synonyms:
    walk into a trap, fall for

Synonyms of fall into a trap

Forms of fall into a trap

third-person singular presentfalls into a trap
present participlefalling into a trap
pastfell into a trap
past participlefallen into a trap

Questions about fall into a trap

What does fall into a trap mean?
Fall into a trap means to make a mistake, a bad decision or act senselessly and get into an extremely difficult situation.
What part of speech is fall into a trap?
Fall into a trap is a verb.
How do you pronounce fall into a trap?
Fall into a trap is pronounced /fɔːl ɪntə ə træp/ (UK).
What is the past tense of fall into a trap?
The past tense of fall into a trap is fell into a trap.

Words near fall into a trap in the dictionary

  1. fall in line
  2. fall in love
  3. fall in lust
  4. fall in with
  5. fall into
  6. fall into a trap
  7. fall into oneself
  8. fall into place
  9. fall into someone's hands
  10. fall into someone's lap
  11. fall into the wrong hands

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