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BP

call someone's bluff

Definition

To anticipate when someone is not telling the truth.

Context : Social Life
Category: Idiom
Semantic: confront

Usage of “call someone's bluff”

Although though you tried to act tough, I called your bluff and challenged you on the spot.

Examples of idiom “call someone's bluff” from Twitter

ii_PoochieBabie:
With my poker face on. He cant call my bluff. . . @MrRude_Nice_Boi
charlesSAMUEL31:
@sarahsofialynn You called my bluff. Well done. We should be friends.
LaaLaLaLauren:
Even though i dont believe in love, He's determined to call my bluff
jordanmandlkorn:
I'll buy an iPad if I can connect it to my Macbook like a transformer and create an Apple Optimus Prime, don't call my bluff Apple, I'm poor