flypaper

IPA: fɫˈaɪpeɪpɝ

A strip of paper coated with a sticky, often poisonous, substance that catches and kills flies that land on it

Examples of "flypaper" in Sentences

They use poor people as flypaper to attract members.
Terri Schiavo as a flypaper for the priority challenged.
It acts as flypaper for every floating opinion out there.
The flypaper trap is based on a sticky mucilage, or glue.
No flypaper can hold him and no insecticide can stop him.
On second thought, using this article as flypaper might be a good thing.
Handling and disposing of flypaper can be awkward because it is so sticky.
Some formulas for flypaper also have a slight but potentially disagreeable odor.