CALL ONE'S BLUFF

Meaning of CALL ONE'S BLUFF in English

to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CALL ONE'S BLUFF — phrasal to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CALL ONE'S BLUFF — phrasal : to challenge and expose an empty pretense or threat
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALL ONE'S BLUFF — : to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CALL ONE'S BLUFF
Slang English vocab
CALL ONE'S BLUFF
Словарь английских идиом
CALL ONE'S BLUFF
American Idioms English vocabulary
CALL ONE'S BLUFF — шантажировать; брать на пушку
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
CALL ONE'S BLUFF — шантажировать; брать на пушку
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLUFF — [A] n bluff (= act of bluffing)
Interlingua English vocab
BLUFF — a. grossieri, rud, franc; abrupt; n. cliff; (bluffing) bluff; v. decepter, dupar, bluffar
English interlingue dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALL — I. ˈkȯl verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English callen, probably from Old Norse kalla; akin to Old English hilde …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLUFF — I. ˈbləf adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: obsolete Dutch blaf flat, broad; akin to Middle Low German blaff smooth, even …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLUFF — (n.) An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, …
Английский словарь Webster
BLUFF — (a.) Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain.
Английский словарь Webster
BLUFF — (a.) Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship.
Английский словарь Webster
BLUFF — ( v. i. ) To act as in the game of bluff.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BLUFF — ( n. ) An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BLUFF — ( a. ) Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BLUFF — ( a. ) Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CALL — /kawl/ , v.t. 1. to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLUFF — bluff 1 — bluffly , adv. — bluffness , n. /bluf/ , adj., bluffer, bluffest , n. adj. 1. good-naturedly …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CALL — I. ˈkȯl verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kalla; akin to Old English hilde calla battle herald, Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLUFF — I. ˈbləf adjective Etymology: obsolete Dutch blaf flat; akin to Middle Low German blaff smooth Date: 1627 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CALL — noun ·see assessment, 4. 2. call ·noun vocation; employment. 3. call ·noun a divine vocation or summons. 4. call ·vi …
Webster English vocab
BLUFF — noun a game at cards; poker. 2. bluff ·adj surly; churlish; gruff; rough. 3. bluff ·vi to act as in …
Webster English vocab
CALL — [call] vb [ME, fr. ON kalla; akin to OE hildecalla battle herald, OHG kallon to talk loudly, OCS glasu voice] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLUFF — [bluff] adj [obs. D blaf flat; akin to MLG blaff smooth] (1627) 1 a: having a broad flattened front b: …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CALL — / kɔːl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb GIVE NAME 1. to give sb/sth a particular name; to use …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLUFF — / blʌf; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb to try to make sb believe that you will …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CALL — I. call 1 S1 W1 /kɔːl $ kɒːl/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLUFF — I. bluff 1 /blʌf/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Probably from Dutch bluffen 'to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CALL — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CALL — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
CALL — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CALL — ( calls, calling, called) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLUFF — ( bluffs, bluffing, bluffed) 1. A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CALL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a personal call ▪ Are you sure your boss doesn’t mind your using the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLUFF — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES double bluff COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN way ▪ They will have to fight …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CALL
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BLUFF — I. verb Bluff is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ way II. adj. Bluff is used with these …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CALL — n. 25B6; verb Wait for me! she called : CRY (OUT), shout, yell, bellow, roar, bawl, scream, vociferate; informal holler. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BLUFF — n. 25B6; noun this offer was denounced as a bluff : DECEPTION, subterfuge, pretence, sham, fake, deceit, feint, hoax, fraud, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CALL — v. 1 shout, cry (out), hail, yell, roar, bellow, call out, Colloq holler I heard someone calling my name 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BLUFF — adj. 1 blustering, gruff, rough, abrupt, blunt, curt, short, crude Fred's bluff manner puts many people off 2 frank, open, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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BLUFF — I 1. прил. 1) почти вертикальный, крутой; обрывистый Syn : plumb, sheer, bold, perpendicular 2) широколицый, широколобый (о человеке и …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BLUFF — bluff.ogg _I 1. blʌf n отвесный берег; обрыв; утёс 2. blʌf a 1. отвесный, крутой; обрывистый bluff body - спец. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CALL — 1) вызов; запрос || вызывать; запрашивать 2) разговор ( по радио, телефону ) 3) позывной ( сигнал ) 4) вызов …
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