fall into the/sb's trap
to make a mistake or get into a difficult situation by doing something or by trusting someone:
Don't fall into the trap of thinking you can learn a foreign language without doing any work.
We fell right into the enemy's trap.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cheating & tricking
- a numbers game idiom
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- fleece
- gag
- hoodwink
- impersonate
- jape
- jiggery-pokery
- lead sb a (merry) dance idiom
- poison
- scam
- scammer
- screw
- sell sb a bill of goods idiom
- send/give out (all) the wrong signals idiom
- shaft
- wool
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