“But just when he agreed with his inner demons on how he would bait her with his tired and helpless act in the parking lot, a man walked in and approached her with a hug and kiss.”

Verb

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To deceive or fool someone, typically by luring them

deceives

victimises^UK

victimizes^US

leads up the garden path

manoeuvres^UK

maneuvers^US

puts someone up to something

gives someone a bum steer

gives the wrong impression

puts on the wrong track

wrong steers

leads down the garden path

pulls the wool over someone's eyes

sends on a wild goose chase

gives wrong information to

takes to the cleaners

pulls something funny

sells a bill of goods to

does someone in the eye

plays fast and loose with

gives the runaround

baffles

pulls

sends on a wild-goose chase

twists around your little finger

uses for one's own ends

tells a terminological inexactitude

departs from the truth

tells a white lie

forswears oneself

says something untrue

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“The opponent had used a scheme to bait him out of his guard and then sneak attack him from the shadows.”

Verb

▲

To annoy or provoke through teasing

gets on the nerves of

takes the piss out of

rubs up the wrong way

victimizes^US

victimises^UK

satirizes^US

satirises^UK

breathes down someone's neck

gets your goat

gives someone the hump

harps on at

swipes at

makes it hot for someone

gets on one's nerves

puts your back up

makes things hot for someone

makes your blood boil

terrorizes^US

terrorises^UK

makes a monkey out of

drives to distraction

tyrannizes^US

tyrannises^UK

discriminates against

antagonizes^US

criticizes^US

criticises^UK

runs up the wrong way

busts someone's balls

makes someone see red

embitters

crazes

ruffles one's feathers

gets up someone's nose

makes somebody's hackles rise

antagonises^UK

rattles someone's cage

makes sore

boils

gives someone the pip

drives round the bend

drives round the twist

agonizes^US

agonises^UK

pressurizes^US

pressurises^UK

tantalizes^US

tantalises^UK

appals^UK

appalls^US

drives you up the wall

puts someone's nose out of joint

puts someone off their stroke

hurts somebody's feelings

causes someone to lose their composure

rubs you up the wrong way

feels ill will towards

pushes about

bears a grudge towards

shows ill will towards

belabours^UK

brings pressure to bear on

pushes someon's buttons

belabors^US

tries the patience of

sets one's teeth on edge

causes someone distress

makes severe demands on

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

demonizes^US

demonises^UK

takes the heart out of

traumatizes^US

traumatises^UK

causes to feel mental strain

puts in traction

makes tense

pushes to the limit

causes to feel emotional strain

tenses up

overdoes

puts on trial

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“Charlie loved to bait him, but his jibes usually rolled off Travis's back like water off an oilskin tarp.”

Verb

▲

To catch or try to catch fish, typically by using a net or hook and line

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