Be at a crossroads phrase
To be at a stage where an important decision has to be made
I don't know whether I should follow my parents' dream or my passion. I'm totally at the crossroads.
If you are still at a crossroads, seek advice from your teachers.
This phrase may come from the literal meaning, implying standing in the crossroads, the intersection of two roads.
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.