Olivetti’s whisper was cold. “You sure this time?” Langdon didn’t bite. “We need a map. One that shows all the churches in Rome.”
—Angels & Demons
Bite has a meaning of taking the bait fish-wise but I don't see it fit in here. It just seems it mean Langdon just hold his tongue and turn the attention to other stuff in this context. What does it mean actually?
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If Olivetti's tone was mocking and he was trying to provoke a reaction, then bite meaning taking the bait would make sense. I haven't read the book, so I couldn't say if that was the case. Otherwise I would just assume it was bad writing. Dan Brown is a notoriously clumsy writer. As a learner of English, you probably shouldn't be reading him ;-)