Định Nghĩa và Ý Nghĩa của "bait and switch"

bait and switch

a deceptive marketing tactic where a product or service is advertised at a low price to attract customers, but is then substituted for a more expensive or inferior option

Idiom

Informal

Example

The seemingly attractive online deal for a smartphone turned out to be a bait and switch when the store insisted on selling a more expensive model upon pickup.

The restaurant's menu featured a tempting special, but diners felt deceived when it turned out to be a bait-and-switch, with the chef claiming they had run out of the advertised dish.