EXPRESSIONS WITH SPRING (SPRING A TRAP)
19 / 03 / 2019
Idioms/Expressions
EXPRESSIONS WITH SPRING (SPRING A TRAP): meaning and examples
Welcome back, everyone!
Today we are continuing with our Spring Expressions by looking at the idiom: TO SPRING A TRAP.
Definition: to capture someone or something (such as an animal or criminal) with a trap. To make someone say or do something by tricking them.
Example 1: The police sprung a trap on the drug dealers.
Example 2: We caught the thieves when we left a window open and they entered our house. In reality, we had sprung our trap on them. We were expecting them.
That's all for today's lesson. Have an excellent day!
