to bluff it out
1bluff it out — To maintain a show of confidence in a difficult situation • • • Main Entry: ↑bluff * * * ˌbluff it ˈout derived to get out of a difficult situation by continuing to tell lies, especially when they suspect you are not being honest Main entry:… …
2bluff — I n. false threat 1) to call smb. s bluff ( to challenge smb. to carry out a false threat ) 2) to fall for smb. s bluff (to be deceived by a false threat ) II v. 1) (D; tr.) to bluff into; out of (they bluffed him into making concessions) 2) to… …
3bluff — bluff1 [blʌf] v [I and T] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from Dutch bluffen to boast, play a kind of card game ] to pretend something, especially in order to achieve what you want in a difficult or dangerous situation ▪ You wouldn t really… …
4bluff — 1 verb (I, T) to pretend that you will do something bad or that you are someone else, especially to get something you want when you are in a difficult or dangerous situation: I m an accredited British envoy. he bluffed. | bluff your way out… …
5Bluff Dale Independent School District — is a public school district based in the community of Bluff Dale, Texas (USA).Located in Erath County, a small portion of the district lies in Hood County.The district has one school Bluff Dale Elementary that serves students in grades… …
6bluff — [adj] abrupt barefaced, bearish, blunt, blustering, breviloquent, brief, brusque, candid, crusty, curt, direct, downright, forthright, frank, gruff, hearty, honest, laconic, no nonsense, open, outspoken, plain spoken, rough, rude, short, short… …
7bluff your way out — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …
8bluff your way out of something — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …
9bluff your way out through something — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …
10bluff your way in — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …
