falls for
Swallows the bait
Falls for has two main senses, both suggesting being drawn in.
To fall for someone is to become romantically attracted: He fell for her the moment they met.
To fall for something is to be deceived by it—a trick, a scam, a lie: I can't believe you fell for that.
Both imply a kind of surrender to something external.
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- loveIntense fond attachment
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- head over heelsUtterly and deeply enamored
love at first sight · scam · manipulation · sweet talk · enchantment · hoax · too good to be true · sob story · crush · duped · admiration · ruse · gullibility · easy mark · hook line and sinker · deceit · naivety · besotted