HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › build a better mousetrap
Back to search

build a better mousetrap

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To create a new product, method, or idea that is better than an existing version of something already common or widely used.

idiomatic

Examples

“Build⟳ a better mousetrap, and the world will beat⟳ a path to your door. misattributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson”
“Of all the inventors to obtain⟳ patents, only a few have⟳ really built a better mousetrap.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See all C2 English words →

See also

build a bridge and get over it build a case build bridges build castles in the air build character build down

Learn this word in context

See build a better mousetrap used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free