Idiom
shark bait
Meaning
One who is in a precarious or vulnerable position.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“If you go into that dangerous neighborhood alone, you are shark bait.”
“The inexperienced intern was sent into the high-stakes meeting without any preparation, making him total shark bait for the aggressive board members.”
“Without a clear strategy or legal protection, the small startup became shark bait for the massive corporations waiting to acquire its assets at a fraction of their value.”
Examples
simple
“If you go into that dangerous neighborhood alone, you are shark bait.”
contextual
“The inexperienced intern was sent into the high-stakes meeting without any preparation, making him total shark bait for the aggressive board members.”
complex
“Without a clear strategy or legal protection, the small startup became shark bait for the massive corporations waiting to acquire its assets at a fraction of their value.”
Origin
From shark + bait.
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