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Why does he use "trap" here? I don't see "trap" is used in this way much.

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Rebecca

"Trap" here is used to indicate that someone's mouth is "stuck" in grease, or else, "full" of grease. So a "grease trap in your mouth" here is just another way to say that someone's mouth is full of grease. "Grease trap", however, is not a general expression.

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