Learn English – Alternative wording for “Falling into pitfalls”

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Context: Are you fully knowledgeable of the subject, or are you falling into the common pitfalls?

I don't like having falling and pitfall together. I also think "experiencing the common pitfalls" is a little too formal for the context; I would prefer to keep a casual tone.

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e.g.

  • Most beginners succumb to the common pitfalls of Javascript having untyped variables.
  • We are often seduced by common pitfalls of a first date, and reveal too much information about ourselves.
  • Are you fulfilling the common pitfalls of DIY investmenting by putting all your eggs into the same basket?
  • We are often caught unaware by the common pitfalls of buying a first home.
  • People need to stop being caught up by the common pitfalls of having a million dollar bar-mitsvah party for your only kid.
  • As expected, she was trapped in the common pitfalls of excessive modularization.
  • Most people lure themselves into the common pitfalls of the theory of Evolution, like asking their dog to be turned into a unicorn.
  • She had quickly waltzed herself into the common pitfalls of falling in love.
  • In a survivalists' world of Hollywood, we clamber and shove each other into the common pitfalls of stardom.

You get the idea.

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