bait

bait idiom
In addition to the idiom beginning with bait, also see fish or cut bait; jump at (the bait); rise to the bait.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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