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Meaning of fall into a trap | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2
fɔːl ɪntə ə træp

Definitions

  1. To make a mistake, a bad decision or act senselessly and get into an extremely difficult situation.
    idiomatic, intransitive
  2. To be fooled and get into a difficult situation by relying on someone or responding to a scam, trick or prank.
    idiomatic, intransitive

Equivalents

Deutsch in eine Falle gehen in eine Falle geraten
Suomi möhliä mokata
Magyar csapdába esik
Русский попасть в ловушку попа́сть впроса́к попасться на удочку сесть в лу́жу
Svenska tabba
Türkçe tuzağa düşmek
Tiếng Việt trúng kế

Examples

“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.”
“He fell into a trap⟳ by believing his childhood friend and giving away all of his savings.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

fall into oneself fall into place fall into someone's hands fall into someone's lap fall into the wrong hands fall off

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