(the good) Lord willing and the creek don't rise American informal
This phrase is related to farming or agriculture.
If everything goes smoothly
God willing and the creek don't rise, we will finish the cottage in May.
The good Lord willing and the creek don't rise, we will have the bumper crop,
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.