retaliate vs take the bait

retaliate

verb
  • To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront. 

  • To repay or requite by an act of the same kind. 

take the bait

verb
  • To be lured by an offer, flattery, or a provocation into doing something, especially something disadvantageous or dubious. 

  • To nibble at bait (of a fish) on a hook. 

How often have the words retaliate and take the bait occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )