1. take the bait - Verb
2. take the bait - Phrase
(idiomatic) To be lured by an offer, flattery, or a provocation into doing something, especially something disadvantageous or dubious.
To nibble at bait (of a fish) on a hook.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgThe public is eager for stories of True Cybercrime, and the media is happy to glamorize the subject. But when teenagers take the bait and live out our fantasies for us, we punish them for frightening us too much. Charles Platt
But this time Gautam did not take the bait. Source: Internet
An operation to expose shop-keepers prepared to sell cigarettes to under-age teenagers failed to ignite when most of the traders approached failed to take the bait. Source: Internet
If you take the bait, at some point you will be called by or be instructed to call the scammer. Source: Internet
You’re smarter than I am and a) didn’t take the bait and b) didn’t use blockquote which still don’t work on here. Source: Internet
Do not take the bait. Source: Internet