Meaning of bluff out | Babel Free

Definitions

To deceive (someone) in order to convince them to give up.

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Examples

“He really thought, however, he had heard Col. Macy speak in high terms of young Mr. Ashley as a favored suitor; and Miss Adelaide always seemed pleased with his attentions; he wouldn't be bluffed out of that, any way.”

“There are games of cards known as "bluff" and "poker," played by the most rash and reckless gamblers, in which a player loses all his stake unless he can keep on increasing it as fast as his adversaries; and many a luckless wight has been "bluffed" out of his savings on the Stock Exchange in the same way, although his bet was really made on a winning hand.”

“The older man eyed him for a moment balefully. "I'm goin' to set 'em again," he replied, "and don't you touch 'em. I'm goin' to trap where I durn please. There's two of you, but you don't bluff me out, not any."”

“The more sophisticated player has recently won a pot by drawing one card to a pair of face cards and then bluffing out his opposition.”

“Consistent predatory pricing makes the potential entrants believe that the predator is a low-cost firm. At least, they revise their beliefs and presume that the probability of the predator being a low-cost firm is very high. In this case, if the predator is not a low-cost firm, it successfully bluffs out the potential entrants through false signalling.”

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