call someone's bluff

口语·表示揭穿虚张声势
例句
When he claimed he could run a marathon, she called his bluff and signed him up for one.
典故来源 源自扑克牌游戏,玩家虚张声势时,对手要求其亮牌以揭穿谎言,后泛指挑战虚假主张。

📖 习语词汇解析

习语中的关键英语词汇

someone ['sʌmwʌn]
pron. 某人,有人; n. 某个人;
call [kɔl]
v. 呼唤,喊叫;召唤,叫来,召集;下令,命令;打电话给; n. 喊叫,大声喊;电话联络;必要,理由;要求;
bluff [blʌf]
vi. 吓唬; vt. 吓唬;愚弄;以假象欺骗;虚张声势; n. 欺骗;恐吓;悬崖;虚张声势的人; adj. 直率的;爽快的;陡峭的;肥型船首;

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