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to spring a trap
01
to trick someone into saying or doing something, often to make them reveal information without realizing it
Collocation02
to set a trap, typically with the intention of capturing a person or thing, such as an animal or a criminal
Collocation
Example
The rival company planted false information to spring a trap on their competitors, leading them to make costly mistakes in their business strategy.
The police devised a plan to spring a trap, hoping to apprehend the criminal once and for all.
The spy carefully orchestrated his plan to spring a trap on the enemy agents, luring them into a false sense of security before revealing his true intentions.
The hunters laid a net trap in the forest to spring a trap on the elusive prey, hoping to capture it without alerting the rest of the herd.
The protagonist in the novel unwittingly sprang a trap laid by the antagonist, leading to a dramatic turn of events.
