call someone's bluff
US /kɔl ˈsʌm.wʌnz blʌf/
UK /kɔl ˈsʌm.wʌnz blʌf/
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كشف خدعة شخص, تحدي شخص لإثبات قوله
to challenge someone to prove that what they are saying is true, or to show that they are not afraid to do something that they have threatened to do
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She threatened to quit, but I decided to call her bluff and see if she would actually do it.
هددت بالاستقالة، لكنني قررت أن أكشف خدعتها وأرى ما إذا كانت ستفعل ذلك حقًا.
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The politician made a bold claim, and the journalists decided to call his bluff by demanding evidence.
أدلى السياسي بادعاء جريء، وقرر الصحفيون كشف خدعته من خلال المطالبة بالأدلة.