Catchword: run the traps
Part of Speech:
v. phr. The part of speech reflects that used in the
full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: A related metaphor is run the traps. A hunter will check his traps in the morning to see what animals were caught; a reporter will “run the traps” of his sources to check out a story.
Author:
William Safire
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Safire’s New Political Dictionary
Date of Publication:
1993
Page Number:
646
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