call somebody's bluff
1call somebody's bluff — call sb s ˈbluff idiom to tell sb to do what they are threatening to do, because you believe that they will not be cruel or brave enough to do it Main entry: ↑callidiom …
2call one's bluff — verb ask to prove what someone is claiming John called Mary s bluff when she claimed she could prove the theorem in under an hour • Hypernyms: ↑challenge • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * phrasal : to challenge and expose an empty pretense or… …
3call — call1 W1S1 [ko:l US ko:l] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(telephone)¦ 2¦(describe)¦ 3¦(have a name)¦ 4¦(give somebody/something a name)¦ 5¦(ask/order by speaking)¦ 6¦(arrange)¦ 7¦(say/shout)¦ 8 call yourself something 9 call the shots/tune …
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6see — see1 W1S1 [si:] v past tense saw [so: US so:] past participle seen [si:n] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(notice/examine)¦ 2¦(notice something is true)¦ 3¦(ability to see)¦ 4¦(find out information)¦ 5¦(in the future)¦ 6¦(where information is)¦ 7¦(understand)¦ …
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9Condoleezza Rice — 66th United States Secretary of State …
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