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Take the bait

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To nibble at bait on a hook. literally
  2. 2
    To be lured by an offer, flattery, or a provocation into doing something, especially something disadvantageous or dubious. figuratively

    ""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.""

Etymology

An allusion to a fish swallowing a baited hook.

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