Let the side down British Australia informal verb phrase
To embarrass or disappoint a group of people that you are part of by behaving badly or not doing well at something
Failing the final test made me feel like I let the side down.
Thanks for inviting me. However, I don't want to let the side down because of my bad swimming skill.
Don't feel like you let the side down. Come over and have fun with us.
The verb "let" 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.