take the bait

When one does take the bait, the fight can last half an hour.

And yet I'd taken the bait for only three days.

To make the general take the bait we had to use the general's daughter.

"Then all we have to do now is wait for them to take the bait."

It looks very much as if our fish is taking the bait.

If he would take the bait and show some interest in her, she might not have to move after all.

But so far, no one from the world of radio or television has taken the bait.

In the heat of the moment, it can be hard not to take the bait.

A girl of that race had seen it, taken the bait.

"Now we wait to see if they take the bait."

But many said they noticed the police were not taking the bait.

Then he waited to see if she'd take the bait.

If he has to do it, hell have to take the bait.

And if he takes the bait instead, well, it might be fun.

No sense letting her think he'd taken the bait too easy.

He took the bait, and came away quietly enough to the house.

Will you take the bait or live to swim another day?

His dark eyes held her gaze, but she was not taking the bait.

His choice of words was not lost on her, but she refused to take the bait.

On the third night the beast himself took the bait.

The water is clear, and the children watch in fascination as a fish takes the bait.

This was, of course, dangerous, but he decided to take the bait.

The fish had not been able to resist taking the bait.

He took the bait and showed me the tricks of the trade.

The F-14s had not taken the bait, circling instead toward the north.