I'll bite

短语

英文释义

短语
  1. Indicating that one doubts that a question is being asked in seriousness or good faith, but is willing to respond in earnest. colloquial
    — —Why did the chicken cross the road? —OK, I'll bite. Why did it cross the road?
  2. Indicating that one is willing to engage with a potentially difficult or inconvenient situation. colloquial
    — This isn't usually my type of movie, but I'll bite.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see I'll, bite.
    — I suspect fruity language is lavishly used on building sites and in 10 Downing Street, but not so much in middle-ranking jobs. Iain Duncan Smith once told a Treasury mandarin on the phone "If you ever speak to my officials like that again I'll bite your balls off and send them to you in a box."

词源

Suggesting a fish taking bait. Compare troll, bait.
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