call someone's bluff
US /kɔl ˈsʌm.wʌnz blʌf/
UK /kɔl ˈsʌm.wʌnz blʌf/
成语
1.
揭穿某人的虚张声势, 挑战某人
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
示例:
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She threatened to quit, but I decided to call her bluff and see if she would actually do it.
她威胁要辞职，但我决定揭穿她的虚张声势，看看她是否真的会这样做。
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The politician made a bold claim, and the journalists decided to call his bluff by demanding evidence.
这位政客发表了一个大胆的声明，记者们决定通过要求证据来揭穿他的虚张声势。
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