- call his bluff
- разоблачать обман
Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
call his bluff
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call his bluff — challenge his story, give it to me straight, put up or shut up When I called his bluff about low profits, he admitted that the company made 11 million … English idioms
call your bluff — call (your) bluff to make someone do what they said they will do. He said he would help, and now his opponents have called his bluff and asked him to provide the funds. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of calling a bluff in a card game (=… … New idioms dictionary
call someone's bluff — To expose or challenge someone s show of strength, confidence, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑bluff * * * call someone’s bluff phrase to ask someone to do what they are threatening to do because you believe they do not intend to do it, but want to trick… … Useful english dictionary
call someone's bluff — If you call someone s bluff, you challenge them to do what they threaten to do (while believing that they will not dare to do it). After the neighbour s threats to demolish the fence, when Jack decided to call his bluff, there were no more … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
call one's bluff — challenge someone to prove what they say is true I decided to call his bluff and asked him to show me the evidence … Idioms and examples
call bluff — call (your) bluff to make someone do what they said they will do. He said he would help, and now his opponents have called his bluff and asked him to provide the funds. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of calling a bluff in a card game (=… … New idioms dictionary
call someone's bluff — call (someone s) bluff to make someone prove that what they are saying is true, or to make someone prove that they will really do what they say they will do, because you do not believe them. Alice called his bluff and dared him to tell everyone… … New idioms dictionary
call bluff — call (someone s) bluff to make someone prove that what they are saying is true, or to make someone prove that they will really do what they say they will do, because you do not believe them. Alice called his bluff and dared him to tell everyone… … New idioms dictionary
Bluff (poker) — In the card game of poker, to bluff is to bet or raise with an inferior hand. This is useful because it can cause other players to believe the bluffing player has a dominant hand, so that they all fold; the bluffing player then wins the pot. By… … Wikipedia
bluff — bluff1 bluffly, adv. bluffness, n. /bluf/, adj., bluffer, bluffest, n. adj. 1. good naturedly direct, blunt, or frank; heartily outspoken: a big, bluff, generous man. 2. presenting a bold and nearly perpendicular front, as a coastline: a bl … Universalium
bluff — bluff1 [ blʌf ] verb intransitive or transitive to deliberately give a false idea to someone about what you intend to do or about the facts of a situation, especially in order to gain an advantage: They said they d had another offer, but we knew… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
