swallow the bait

swallow/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.

See rise to the bait

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hilda	HIL-də (English), HIL-dah (German, Dutch)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Ancient German
Stoner	['stəunə]
LoÏC	-	French, Breton
ÁGnes	AHG-nesh	Hungarian
Arlotto	-	Medieval Italian
Bogna	BAWG-nah	Polish