English Conversation Set One

English Conversation Set One

By Simply English

I've swallowed the bait

Dialogue

Mike : What’s wrong with you these days John? You have always kept your nose clean!

John : It’s all a hoax . I must admit that I’ve swallowed the bait .

Mike : How come !

John : Unfortunately; I barked up the wrong tree when I counted on Jessie. It turned out that she had also been planning to get rid of me.

Mike : Oh; I don’t believe it. That’s pathetic .

Vocabulary

Keep one’s nose clean : to stay out of trouble.

A hoax : a plan to deceive someone.

Swallow the bait : to respond to someone's actions or words in the way that they intended.

How come : used to ask about the reason for something.

Bark up the wrong tree : to be wrong about the reason for something or the way to achieve something.

Vocabulary

Count on : to depend on someone or expect something.

Turn out : prove to be the case.

Get rid of : take action so as to be free of (a troublesome or unwanted person or thing).

Pathetic : making you feel sad or upset.