nibble bait

Examples (10)

• The venture capitalist began to nibble the bait after seeing our impressive quarterly growth.
• The opposition leader started to nibble the bait, questioning the government's controversial new policy.
• The journalist leaked a small piece of information, waiting to see if the corrupt official would nibble the bait.
• He made a controversial comment just to see if his rival would nibble the bait and start an argument.
• A few potential customers finally started to nibble the bait by clicking on the 'learn more' link.
• We've presented a preliminary offer; now we wait to see if the other party will even nibble the bait.
• The agent watched the surveillance feed to see if the target would nibble the bait.
• I'm sure if we offer a huge discount, he'll at least nibble the bait.
• For days, she was nibbling the bait, asking questions about the job offer but never giving a clear answer.
• The fish would only nibble the bait but wouldn't swallow the hook.