up to trap

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

Knowing; shrewd. English and American.


Phrenology is a little bit dangerous. It is only fit for an old hand like me, that's up to trap.--Sam Slick.

Mr. Richardson is evidently a man who has lived among foxes and rabbits--who has seen warrens, knows weazles, associates with terriers, and is perfectly "up to trap."--London Athenæum, Dec. 4, 1848.

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