draw the enemy into a trap

draw the enemy into a trap
   to retreat involuntarily
   Military use when you want to disguise your predicament in order to keep up morale:
    Of course the officers knew, but they were telling us we were drawing the enemy into a trap. (F. Richards, 1933, describing a retreat in the First World War)

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