falls into a trap
Succumbs to deception
Falls into a trap means to be caught by a scheme or deception, often one that was deliberately set.
The image is of an animal stepping into a hunter's snare.
Someone falls into a trap when they're lured into a disadvantageous situation: He fell into the trap of responding to every criticism.
The trap may be set by others or by one's own habits and assumptions.
- pitfallHidden danger or drawback
- snareDevice for catching prey
- hook line and sinkerCompletely and without reservation
- catch-22Paradoxical no-win situation
- bait and switchFraudulent sales tactic
net · manipulation · con job · fallacy · mousetrap · quagmire · false dilemma · cage · quicksand · tripwire · honeypot · bind · taken for a ride · sucked in · ambush · temptation · deadlock · predicament
victim vs. agent
falls into a trapensnares
Catches by trickery
ambushes · outfoxes · deceives · manipulates
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