“Call someone’s bluff”
定義
To challenge someone to prove that what they say is true.
例句
Examples
“She called his bluff and asked for evidence.”
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
She called his bluff and asked for evidence.Compare with the original example
She called his bluff and asked for evidence.
Write a two-line conversation using “Call someone’s bluff”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionary常見問題
- What does "Call someone’s bluff" mean?
- "Call someone’s bluff" means to challenge someone to prove that what they say is true.
- How do you use "Call someone’s bluff" in a sentence?
- Example: "She called his bluff and asked for evidence."
- Should I interpret "Call someone’s bluff" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.