Tom said he could jump twenty feet and so Dick called his bluff and said "Let's see you do it!"
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
call one's bluff — See bluff, call one s … A concise dictionary of English slang
call one's bluff — challenge someone to prove what they say is true I decided to call his bluff and asked him to show me the evidence … Idioms and examples
call one's bluff — {v. phr.}, {informal} To ask someone to prove what he says he can or will do. (Originally from the card game of poker.) * /Tom said he could jump twenty feet and so Dick called his bluff and said Let s see you do it! / … Dictionary of American idioms
call one's bluff — {v. phr.}, {informal} To ask someone to prove what he says he can or will do. (Originally from the card game of poker.) * /Tom said he could jump twenty feet and so Dick called his bluff and said Let s see you do it! / … Dictionary of American idioms
call 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… … Useful english dictionary
call one's bluff — phrasal to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat … New Collegiate Dictionary
bluff, call one's — Challenge one, in order to reveal the fact that one is indulging in pretence … A concise dictionary of English slang
bluff — See: CALL ONE S BLUFF … Dictionary of American idioms
bluff — See: CALL ONE S BLUFF … Dictionary of American idioms
bluff — See: call one s bluff … Словарь американских идиом
