заглотить наживку(Be tempted by or react to an enticement – Likening a fish rising to bait to human behavior dates from the late 1500s. • We told him there'd be lots of single young women at the party, and he rose to the bait .'More)
оправдать ожидания(If you say that someone rose to the occasion, you mean that they did what was necessary to successfully overcome a difficult situation. (Collins Dictionary) ART Vancouver)