shark bait

shark bait

1. slang A person swimming or surfing alone in the ocean. We sat on the beach with our drinks, watching the foolish shark bait going into the water alone for an evening swim.
2. (Hawaii slang) A very pale beachgoer, especially a tourist. (Supposedly because pale skin is attractive to sharks.) We don't hang out in this part of town too often in the summer, as it gets overwhelmed with shark bait this time of year.
3. A particularly naïve or gullible person who is an ideal target for a scam, graft, or con. He'd been in the game of scamming people for so long that he could spot shark bait from a mile away. Don't you dare wear that fanny pack out in town. We'll look like shark bait to the locals!
See also: bait, shark
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • If it ain’t broke don’t fix it
  • lonesome
  • loon
  • by herself
  • by myself
  • by oneself
  • by ourselves
  • by themselves
  • by yourself
  • by yourself, himself, etc.
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In celebration of Discovery Channel's Shark Week, which ran from July 28-August 4, Century 21 Real Estate offered helpful advice for anyone looking to avoid becoming shark bait. The company announed last week that it would be responding to anyone in real time on social media who shared their fear of sharks by offering listings for homes in North Kansas, far, far away from the coastlines.
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His celebrity chef status comes from his highly viewed, foodie cult favorite TV shows such as: "Hell's Kitchen," "Masterchef," "Masterchef Jr," "Hotel Hell," "Gordon Behind Bars," "Ultimate Cookery Course," "Gordon's Great Escapes" and "Gordon Ramsay: Shark Bait." On his new ITV show 'Culinary Genius', Ramsey gives amateur chefs the tricky task of extracting ALL the meat from a lobster.
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And The Shark Bait Grill is an affordable lunch or snack option.
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Readnour's newly minted nickname among members of her family is now "Shark Bait."
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BEACH, PLEASE
Sharks are much harder to find, so using the biggest shark bait available he and co-presenter Ellie Harrison prepare to head out to sea.
TV CHOICE
In one spectacular moment, they use the carcass of a 30ft, seven-ton whale as shark bait. They want to reveal how the death of these marine giants can trigger the greatest feeding event in the ocean.
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