dig a pit for (someone or something)
dig a pit for (someone or something)
To attempt to ensnare or trap someone or something. The FBI has been digging a pit for that very dangerous criminal.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
dig a pit for
try to trap.This is a common biblical metaphor: for example, in Jeremiah 18:20 we find ‘they have digged a pit for my soul’.
See also: dig, pit
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- dig a pit for
- pit
- pit out
- catch (someone or something) in (something)
- catch in
- ensnare
- ensnare (someone or something) in (something)
- ensnare in
- keep a tab on (someone or something)
- keep tab