cutting bait
Giving up fishing
Cutting bait is preparing fish parts as bait for fishing—the tedious work that precedes the actual catching.
The phrase appears almost exclusively in the idiom fish or cut bait, meaning commit to action or step aside and do support work.
Someone who won't fish or cut bait refuses to either lead or help: Stop stalling—fish or cut bait.
- anglingRecreational hook-and-line pursuit
- fishing tripOuting to catch aquatic prey
- throw in the towelConcede defeat voluntarily
- bail outRescue from trouble
- walk awayDepart from something
hook · baitfish · knife · cut · fillet · sink or swim · choice · cut your losses · abandon · lure · decisive moment · gut check · make a decision · tackle · sharp knife · mackerel · herring · disengage
cutting baitpersisting
Continuing through difficulty
persevering · hanging in there · pressing on · soldiering on · doubling down
cutting baitfishing
Catching aquatic creatures
going all in · taking the plunge · jumping in · stepping up · diving in
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