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Meaning of call someone's bluff | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To take action on the basis that another person is bluffing.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Español desafiarle el bluf

Examples

“She was tempted to call⟳ his bluff, hardly believing that he would carry⟳ out his threat.”
“Eventually the NUR overplayed its hands with an all-out strike⟳. And when Peter Parker, the then-chairman of BR, who was well regarded among his staff, called their bluff by threatening to close⟳ down the entire network, they caved in.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

call someone's number call the ball call the question call the shots call the tune call time

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