take the bait
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take the bait
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An allusion to a fish swallowing a baited hook.
verb takes the bait · taking the bait · took the bait · taken the bait
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To nibble at bait on a hook.
Similar: strike
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To be lured by an offer, flattery, or a provocation into doing something, especially something disadvantageous or dubious.
"I would like to first of all commend all of the police officers today. . . . They were in fact at various times provoked, and they didn't take the bait in any way, shape or form."
Similar: bite, fall for it, rise to the bait
Translations
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verb to nibble at bait on a hook
| Français | mordre à l'hameçon, piter |
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verb to be lured
| Français | mordre à l'hameçon, piter |
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