Fare up phrase
To perform or work well when compared with someone or something.
She tried her best but in the end, she didn't fare up.
I believe that this new model will fare up to the old one.
With his great effort, he fared up to his rival.
The verb "fare" 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.