CALL ONE'S BLUFF

Meaning of CALL ONE'S BLUFF in English

phrasal

: to challenge and expose an empty pretense or threat

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 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 — : to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CALL ONE'S BLUFF — to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
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
BLUFF
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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