Example: She decided to call his bluff during the poker game.
Definition
"To call someone's bluff" means to challenge someone to prove the truth of their claim or threat, especially when you suspect they are not being truthful or are exaggerating. For example, in the phrase 'She decided to call his bluff during the poker game,' she doubts his claim and demands proof.
Translations
desenmascarar un farol
iemands bluf ontmaskeren
desemmascarar un farol
démasquer un bluff
jemandes Bluff aufdecken
Etymology
The phrase "to call someone's bluff" originates from the game of poker, where a 'bluff' is a deceptive bet intended to mislead opponents. "Calling the bluff" means challenging the player to show their true hand. Over time, this expression evolved into a general idiom for confronting someone's false claim or threat.
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"To call someone's bluff" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (C2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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