booby trap

/ˈbuːbiˌtræp/ noun [C]

Translation

› something dangerous, especially a bomb, that is hidden somewhere that looks safe

bubi tuzağı, iyi gizlenmiş ve şüphe uyandırmayan tuzaklı bomba

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booby-trap verb [T] ›

tuzak kurmak (bomba)

[often passive] His car was booby-trapped.

(Definition of booby trap noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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