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Bob asks Alice for something Alice knows he can't handle. Alice instead gives him a watered-down version or otherwise tricks Bob into thinking it's the real thing. Sometimes as a confidence booster (in which case it's likely to backfire when Bob learns the truth), or just because Alice can't be bothered with the ensuing drama if she did.
For instance, this Ennui Go strip for spicy food, but could be stuff like Alice being Willfully Weak when sparring with Bob, Bob asking to drive a car blindfolded (he's put in the back seat and given a disconnected steering wheel), giving Bob non-alcoholic beer, etc.