Patrick Duffy

I saw this thing years ago, where somebody filled a gymnasium with ping-pong balls and mousetraps. And then somebody threw just one more ping-pong ball in there, and literally, in five seconds, the room was popping. And then it was dead. And that's how it was with 'Dallas.' Just... 'boom!

American Actor

Jason Kilar

We're simple-minded, the team at Hulu, which is, we think if we can obsess over quality and build a better mousetrap, that good things will happen. Users will adopt the service, advertisers will see great value in it, and that's what we're seeing.

American Businessman

Daymond John

The only thing that scares me in the tech area is that it moves so fast that you have to be ready to invest in 20 things. Because if you just invest in one, next week, somebody has a better mousetrap, and you get taken to the cleaners.

Glenn Kelman

If you build a better mousetrap, regardless of your marketing budget, the world will beat its own path to your door.

Ajit Pai

Bottom line: government shouldn't be a bottleneck for entrepreneurs looking to design a better mousetrap.

American Public Servant

Ronald Reagan

Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.

American President

Ralph Waldo Emerson

If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path to his door.

American Philosopher

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

George Gobel

If you build a better mousetrap, you will catch better mice.

American Comedian

Refers to the actual physical object designed to catch mice with bait.

Literal Use

Appear in expressions like 'build a better mousetrap,' meaning a better solution or innovation.

Idiomatic Expressions

Used in domestic contexts, mainly in homes or places experiencing mouse problems.

Context Matters

Used to describe situations or schemes, often deceptive, designed to ensnare.

Metaphorical Use

Common in discussions about politics or business to indicate strategic traps.

Figurative Language

Implies deceit or danger and is used in cautionary contexts.

Negative Connotations

 know television advertising push push take a good idea and push it on the world I have a better mousetrap and if I can just get enough money to tell enough people I'll sell enough and you can

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 I am an engineer rather than to make a better mousetrap I chose to make the world a better place we're out our

Mousetrap

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