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English · Q156

Preposition

Competitive Exams · English · question 156

Q156

I decided to lay a trap . . . . . . . . my enemy.

A.
by
B.
off
C.
for
Answer
D.
of

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
'Lay trap for (someone)' means 'to put in place or in motion a strategy to trick someone and catch them unawares, especially to expose something about them or something they have done'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.