call someone's bluff
US /kɔl ˈsʌm.wʌnz blʌf/
UK /kɔl ˈsʌm.wʌnz blʌf/
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ハッタリを見破る, 挑戦する
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.
彼女は辞めると脅したが、私は彼女のハッタリを見破ることにし、本当にそうするかどうか見てみた。
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The politician made a bold claim, and the journalists decided to call his bluff by demanding evidence.
その政治家は大胆な主張をしたが、ジャーナリストたちは証拠を要求することで彼のハッタリを見破ることにした。