falling into a trap
Succumbing to deception
Falling into a trap means being caught by a scheme or deception, often one you should have seen coming.
The phrase carries a sense of unwitting complicity—the trap was set, and you walked right into it: She fell into the trap of believing his promises.
It applies to physical snares, rhetorical tricks, or any situation where someone is lured into a disadvantageous position.
- snareDevice for catching prey
- pitfallHidden danger or drawback
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- blind spotArea of blocked perception
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
betrayal · taken for a ride · hook line and sinker · illusion · overconfidence · fatal flaw · bait and switch · tripwire · net · Faustian bargain · manipulation · too good to be true · fool's gold · honeytrap · paradox · Catch-22 · slippery slope · groupthink
falling into a trapseeing it coming
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