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Idiom take the baitswallow/take the bait to accept something that is only being offered to you so that you will do something.The offer of a free radio with every television proved very popular, and hundreds of shoppers swallowed the bait.
idiomtake the bait1 to do what someone wants, and accept something that they are offering to you if you do it:Several companies took the bait, and shifted their headquarters to the town.The newspapers took the bait and published the story, giving Billings the publicity she wanted.2 to react to what someone is saying in exactly the way that they want you to:He was suggesting that Juan might have been mistaken, but he didn't take the bait."But my sister's so pretty..." she said. "You're as attractive as your sister," he said, taking the bait at once.
take the baitTo respond to someone's actions or words in the way that they intended. Likened to a fish attempting to eat the bait on a hook. That's just what he wants you to do. Don't take the bait. The undercover officer changed the conversation to the recent burglary, hoping the thief would take the bait and confess. |