pitfall
pit fawl
- n an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
- n a trap in the form of a concealed hole
- After moving to take another question he -- perhaps realizing the potential pitfall -- backtracked quickly to challenge the reporter if he planned to read the entire bill, as well.
- Printed with just one, enlarged strip per page, the AJ collection not only avoids this pitfall, but leaps over it.
- Its pitfall is that fascination often turns, by repetition, to boredom.