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;

🔤 同首字母习语

catnap
短暂的小睡,尤指白天小睡一会儿
cut the crap
别废话了
cant stand the sight of
无法忍受看到某人或某物
caught in the crossfire
陷入两边争斗或争论之中
Cut off your nose to spite your face
因一时愤怒或报复而采取自损行为,最终伤害自己超过对方。
couch potato
宅男,特指整天躺在沙发上看电视或玩电子游戏的人
carpe diem
珍惜当下
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