iasLog("criterion : sfr = cdo_dict_english");

We jumped at the chance to invest in the project.

{ bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }},

To give up on something. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_btmslot' }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_pc", "dictionary"); bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776338', position: 'btf' }},

}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195457', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654174' }},

{ bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654151' }}, },{ { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776336', position: 'btf' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_btmslot' }}, Primarily heard in US. The phrase suggests that one is breathing shallowly in anticipation of something.

{ bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971081', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, ga('create', 'UA-31379-3',{cookieDomain:'dictionary.cambridge.org',siteSpeedSampleRate: 10}); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '194852', size: [300, 250] }}, Come on, you need to bait the hook to catch the fish. var mapping_leftslot = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1063, 0], [[120, 600], [160, 600], [300, 600]]).addSize([963, 0], [[120, 600], [160, 600]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195465', size: [300, 250] }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776144', position: 'btf' }}, "sign-in": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/auth/signin?rid=READER_ID", rise to the bait. (Supposedly because pale skin is attractive to sharks.). { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448838' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776156', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, B: "That one is sold out and won't be available for months—the store pulled a real bait and switch.". { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446381' }}, Decide whether you're going to watch or help.

B: "That one is sold out and won't be available for months—the store pulled a real bait and switch.". { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195456', size: [336, 280] }}, 1. params: { Morale was low after seven weeks without progress — the time had come to fish or cut bait. The meaning of this idiom is (Australia, colloquial) A lone swimmer or surfer far from shore, a shark baiter.. get (one's) rocks off on (something) as though. Idioms with Fish #15 – like a fish out of water. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_Billboard' }}, storage: { To make nearly enough money to offset what one has spent on some endeavor. 2. They come up all the time in both written and spoken English. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, We sat on the beach with our drinks, watching the foolish shark bait going into the water alone for an evening swim. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448838' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195457', size: [300, 50] }},

{ bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446382' }}, clean slate, have a/start with a. cut bait. {code: 'ad_topslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654150' }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_l", "en");

Promise John some free drinks, and he'll rise to the bait every time.

Any deceptive practice in which the information initially presented is found to be untrue. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776130', position: 'btf' }}, get (one's) bait … { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971072', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, var googletag = googletag || {};

The students jumped at the speaker during the lecture. They like to give you the bait and switch.". { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot2' }}]}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, I wouldn't put too much faith in that article about "the one food no one should ever eat"—it's probably just clickbait. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [300, 250] }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_tc", "resp"); To keep seed availability roughly constant throughout our experiments, baits were replenished when necessary. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, fish or cut bait: an admonition to act or to remove oneself as an obstacle to another person acting 20. fish out of water : a reference to a person who feels awkward or uncomfortable because he or she is in an unfamiliar environment "noPingback": true, iasLog("criterion : cdo_pt = entry"); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [320, 50] }},

dfpSlots['houseslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/houseslot', [300, 250], 'ad_houseslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_houseslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'right').setTargeting('ad_group', Adomik.randomAdGroup()).addService(googletag.pubads());

var mapping_topslot_b = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[728, 90]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build();

For example. } the Gun Control Debate Continues. 2. 'increment': 0.01, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting('ad_h', Adomik.hour); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195457', size: [320, 50] }}, }], When you first start a business, it takes a while before you get your bait back, unfortunately. },{ Taken from the phrase "fish or cut bait," meaning to either work productively or else stand aside. {code: 'ad_contentslot_3', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } }, We watched with bated breath as the lion moved slowly towards him.

{ bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_leftslot' }}]}, Informal: needle, ride.

There are a large number of Idioms and they are used very commonly in all languages. To give up on something. bait 2 1. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_leftslot' }}, name: "pubCommonId", iasLog("criterion : cdo_dc = english"); }

Likened to a fish attempting to eat the bait on a hook. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195451', size: [300, 50] }}, That old horse can barely walk around the farm these days—he's just crow bait now. I think she will continue to fish.” –USA Today; Summary.

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/bait. Idioms; Shark Bait Meaning; Shark Bait Meaning. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '541042770', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195454', size: [336, 280] }}, They listened with bated breath for the announcement about the winner. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot1' }}]},

{ bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot1' }}]}, A similar expression that's still in use is the non-gender specific “pee or get off the pot” (or in slightly less genteel surroundings, “shit or get off the pot”). bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776342', position: 'btf' }}, a Monday morning quarterback. 'cap': true { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654192' }},