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

cuckoo in the nest
喧宾夺主;闯入他人的圈子或活动中
chickenhearted
胆小怕事的,缺乏勇气的
cut both ways
同样具有积极和消极效果或影响
cant stand the sight of
无法忍受看到某人或某物
come of age
成年,到达法定年龄或成人年龄
case in point
典型的例子
come full circle
一种情况或经历回到了最初的状态或位置
cost an arm and a leg
花费巨大的代价;非常昂贵
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