"around the traps" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: EN-AU ck1 around the traps.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} around the traps, {{en-PP}} around the traps
  1. (Australia, colloquial) here and there; in various places. Tags: Australia, colloquial
    Sense id: en-around_the_traps-en-prep_phrase-4nOicCBR Categories (other): Australian English

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