fell for
Took the bait
Fell for is the past tense of fall for, which has two main senses.
To fall for someone is to become romantically attracted to them: I fell for her the moment we met.
To fall for something is to be deceived by it: He fell for the scam.
Both senses involve a kind of surrender—to emotion or to trickery.
- boughtObtained through payment
- swallowedPassed through throat
- hook line and sinkerCompletely and without reservation
- crushCompress with force
- trickDeliberate deception
spark · love at first sight · swept off feet · trap · hoodwinked · scammed · love · infatuation · enchantment · fooled · sob story · too good to be true · longing · bamboozled · duped · smooth talker · adoration · ache
deception/credulity
fell forsaw through
Recognized hidden truth
seen through · detected · figured out · recognized · spotted
fell, fall, falls, falling, fallen, faller, downfall, rainfall, waterfall