Be (as) stubborn as a mule phrase informal simile
Be extremely stubborn
Mina is as stubborn as a mule. She doesn't like broccoli and she won't eat it even if you pay her.
She won't do what you tell because she's as stubborn as a mule.
The boy is as stubborn as a mule. He is bent on buying that motor.
Used to describe someone who is realistic and determined
The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.
If you swallow the bait, you take something that someone offers you, or agree to do something that someone asks you to do without knowing that it is a trick or way of getting something from you.
You can't just do whatever he wants you to do. Don't swallow the bait.