lay a trap for
Example Sentences
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Rich and Michonne decline to give her any aid, and Jadis is eventually forced to lay a trap for the mindless zombies that roam the trash heap.
From The Verge • Mar. 5, 2018
Al Franken: I didn’t lay a trap for him.
From Slate • Jun. 13, 2017
Ford plans to lay a trap for Falstaff by visiting him under a false name.
From The Guardian • May 16, 2013
Later Gennady explains how to lay a trap for a sable using only tree branches, find and train a good hunting dog, and store precious winter supplies out of the reach of marauding bears.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2013
Therefore give her back to me, and I will lay a trap for her, so that she will betray herself if she has really done evil.
From Khaled, A Tale of Arabia by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
