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What does it mean if someone said "I'm a steel trap"? Thank you very much!
I'm steel trap?
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They have a mouse stuck in them somewhere?
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They may be referring to the expression "a mind like a steel trap" meaning a very sharp brain with a good memory.
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Students may not have realized that this figure of speech is based on the device mentioned in Ray's joke.
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Students may not have realized that this figure of speech is based on the device mentioned in Ray's joke.
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