Mousetrap
noun
A device for catching and killing mice.
She set up a mousetrap in the kitchen to catch the mouse.
Often appears as...
- set a mousetrap
- bait a mousetrap
noun
A trick or a complicated situation designed to catch or deceive people.
His business proposition was just a mousetrap to get her money.
Often appears as...
- fall into a mousetrap
- set a mousetrap
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A device for catching and killing mice.
She set up a mousetrap in the kitchen to catch the mouse.
Often appears as...
- set a mousetrap
- bait a mousetrap
noun
A trick or a complicated situation designed to catch or deceive people.
His business proposition was just a mousetrap to get her money.
Often appears as...
- fall into a mousetrap
- set a mousetrap
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Use
Refers to the actual physical object designed to catch mice with bait.
After seeing mouse droppings, we got a mousetrap from the store.
Pro Tip 2/3Idiomatic Expressions
Appear in expressions like 'build a better mousetrap,' meaning a better solution or innovation.
If you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Matters
Used in domestic contexts, mainly in homes or places experiencing mouse problems.
They noticed more mice in winter and placed mousetraps around the basement.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Use
Refers to the actual physical object designed to catch mice with bait.
After seeing mouse droppings, we got a mousetrap from the store.
Pro Tip 2/3Idiomatic Expressions
Appear in expressions like 'build a better mousetrap,' meaning a better solution or innovation.
If you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Matters
Used in domestic contexts, mainly in homes or places experiencing mouse problems.
They noticed more mice in winter and placed mousetraps around the basement.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Use
Refers to the actual physical object designed to catch mice with bait.
After seeing mouse droppings, we got a mousetrap from the store.
Pro Tip 2/3Idiomatic Expressions
Appear in expressions like 'build a better mousetrap,' meaning a better solution or innovation.
If you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Matters
Used in domestic contexts, mainly in homes or places experiencing mouse problems.
They noticed more mice in winter and placed mousetraps around the basement.
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Video examples
The tribes we lead -...
know television advertising push push take a good idea and push it on the world I have a better mousetrap and if I can just get enough money to tell enough people I'll sell enough and you can
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The tribes we lead PIPE...
So we shift gears for a minute, and say, "I television; advertising. Push push. Take a good idea and push it on the world. I have a better mousetrap.
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A Smarter Path PIPE Chasing...
I am an engineer rather than to make a better mousetrap I chose to make the world a better place we're out our
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The tribes we lead -...
know television advertising push push take a good idea and push it on the world I have a better mousetrap and if I can just get enough money to tell enough people I'll sell enough and you can
Video examples
The tribes we lead PIPE...
So we shift gears for a minute, and say, "I television; advertising. Push push. Take a good idea and push it on the world. I have a better mousetrap.
Video examples
A Smarter Path PIPE Chasing...
I am an engineer rather than to make a better mousetrap I chose to make the world a better place we're out our
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Patrick Duffy
American Actor
I saw this thing years ago, where somebody filled a gymnasium with ping-pong balls and mousetraps. And then somebody threw just one more ping-pong ball in there, and literally, in five seconds, the room was popping. And then it was dead. And that's how it was with 'Dallas.' Just... 'boom!
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Jason Kilar
American Businessman
We're simple-minded, the team at Hulu, which is, we think if we can obsess over quality and build a better mousetrap, that good things will happen. Users will adopt the service, advertisers will see great value in it, and that's what we're seeing.
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Daymond John
American Businessman
The only thing that scares me in the tech area is that it moves so fast that you have to be ready to invest in 20 things. Because if you just invest in one, next week, somebody has a better mousetrap, and you get taken to the cleaners.
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Glenn Kelman
American Businessman
If you build a better mousetrap, regardless of your marketing budget, the world will beat its own path to your door.
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Ajit Pai
American Public Servant
Bottom line: government shouldn't be a bottleneck for entrepreneurs looking to design a better mousetrap.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path to his door.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
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George Gobel
American Comedian
If you build a better mousetrap, you will catch better mice.
Quote examples
Patrick Duffy
American Actor
I saw this thing years ago, where somebody filled a gymnasium with ping-pong balls and mousetraps. And then somebody threw just one more ping-pong ball in there, and literally, in five seconds, the room was popping. And then it was dead. And that's how it was with 'Dallas.' Just... 'boom!
Quote examples
Jason Kilar
American Businessman
We're simple-minded, the team at Hulu, which is, we think if we can obsess over quality and build a better mousetrap, that good things will happen. Users will adopt the service, advertisers will see great value in it, and that's what we're seeing.
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Daymond John
American Businessman
The only thing that scares me in the tech area is that it moves so fast that you have to be ready to invest in 20 things. Because if you just invest in one, next week, somebody has a better mousetrap, and you get taken to the cleaners.
Quote examples
Glenn Kelman
American Businessman
If you build a better mousetrap, regardless of your marketing budget, the world will beat its own path to your door.
Quote examples
Ajit Pai
American Public Servant
Bottom line: government shouldn't be a bottleneck for entrepreneurs looking to design a better mousetrap.
Quote examples
Ronald Reagan
American President
Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.
Quote examples
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path to his door.
Quote examples
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
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George Gobel
American Comedian
If you build a better mousetrap, you will catch better mice.
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