I think it comes from fishing -- it means something like "okay, I'll take your bait/I'll bite your hook/you've caught me." We say it when someone has teased or tempted us with a question we can't guess the answer to.
I'll bet you'll never guess what my husband got me for my birthday!
A mink coat?
No, something more special than that!
A new car?
No, no -- something really exciting!
Okay, I'll bite -- what did he get you?
I'll bet you'll never guess what my husband got me for my birthday!
A mink coat?
No, something more special than that!
A new car?
No, no -- something really exciting!
Okay, I'll bite -- what did he get you?
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thank you very much.
it's a wonderful example.
And finally, what did her husband get her for her birthday?
Snow tires. They're Canadian.