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"text": "If you are not careful, you can fall into a trap of focusing too much on getting more loans instead of paying off other bills."
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"(idiomatic, intransitive) To make a mistake, a bad decision or act senselessly and get into an extremely difficult situation."
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"_dis1": "79 21",
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"roman": "obǎrkvam",
"sense": "To make a mistake, a bad decision or act insensibly and get into an extremely difficult situation",
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"roman": "popastʹ vprosak",
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"text": "He fell into a trap by believing his childhood friend and giving away all of his savings."
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"(idiomatic, intransitive) To be fooled and get into a difficult situation by relying on someone or responding to a scam, trick or prank."
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"sense": "To be fooled and get into a difficult situation by relying on someone or responding to a scam, trick or prank",
"word": "in eine Falle geraten"
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"word": "in eine Falle gehen"
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"sense": "To be fooled and get into a difficult situation by relying on someone or responding to a scam, trick or prank",
"word": "csapdába esik"
},
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"roman": "popastʹsja na udočku",
"sense": "To be fooled and get into a difficult situation by relying on someone or responding to a scam, trick or prank",
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"_dis1": "47 53",
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}
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obǎrkvam",
"sense": "To make a mistake, a bad decision or act insensibly and get into an extremely difficult situation",
"word": "обърквам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "opleskvam",
"sense": "To make a mistake, a bad decision or act insensibly and get into an extremely difficult situation",
"word": "оплесквам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To make a mistake, a bad decision or act insensibly and get into an extremely difficult situation",
"word": "mokata"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To make a mistake, a bad decision or act insensibly and get into an extremely difficult situation",
"word": "möhliä"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sestʹ v lužu",
"sense": "To make a mistake, a bad decision or act insensibly and get into an extremely difficult situation",
"word": "сесть в лужу"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "popastʹ vprosak",
"sense": "To make a mistake, a bad decision or act insensibly and get into an extremely difficult situation",
"word": "попасть впросак"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "To make a mistake, a bad decision or act insensibly and get into an extremely difficult situation",
"word": "göra en tabbe"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "To make a mistake, a bad decision or act insensibly and get into an extremely difficult situation",
"word": "tabba"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To be fooled and get into a difficult situation by relying on someone or responding to a scam, trick or prank",
"word": "in eine Falle geraten"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To be fooled and get into a difficult situation by relying on someone or responding to a scam, trick or prank",
"word": "in eine Falle gehen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "To be fooled and get into a difficult situation by relying on someone or responding to a scam, trick or prank",
"word": "csapdába esik"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "popastʹ v lovušku",
"sense": "To be fooled and get into a difficult situation by relying on someone or responding to a scam, trick or prank",
"word": "попасть в ловушку"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "popastʹsja na udočku",
"sense": "To be fooled and get into a difficult situation by relying on someone or responding to a scam, trick or prank",
"word": "попасться на удочку"
}
],
"word": "fall into a trap"
}
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