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call someone's bluff. idiom. Add to word list. to make someone prove that what they are saying is true, or to make someone prove that they will really do what they say, because you do not believe them. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Proving and disproving. acid test. actions speak louder than words idiom. anti-sexist. attest.
To uncover a deception, or challenge someone to carry out a threat or prove a dubious point. The term comes from poker, where the players bet as to who has the best poker hand of them all. To bluff is to bet on a hand one does not believe is the best; to call means to match a bet, that is, bet an equivalent amount.
Há 1 dia · The meaning of CALL SOMEONE'S BLUFF is to challenge someone's statement or threat because it is not believed. How to use call someone's bluff in a sentence.
Há 3 dias · Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. call someone's bluff in American English. to expose a person's deception; challenge someone to carry out a threat. He always said he would quit, so we finally called his bluff. See full dictionary entry for bluff. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
1. To challenge someone to act on their threat or prove that their claim or boast is true, when one believes they are making a false claim or idle threat (i.e. bluffing). He insisted that he could run faster than me, but when I called his bluff, he suddenly said he had to go home. 2. To disprove a bluff.
Calling someone’s bluff means forcing them to reveal the truth about their hand and exposing any lies they may have been telling. But the phrase has now become a part of everyday language and can be applied to any situation where someone is hiding something or pretending to be something they’re not.
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