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called someone's bluff

called someone's bluff is the simple past and past participle of call someone's bluff.

Meaning of call someone's bluff

Verb

call someone's bluff (third-person singular simple present calls someone's bluff, present participle calling someone's bluff, simple past and past participle called someone's bluff)

  1. (idiomatic) To take action on the basis that another person is bluffing.
    • She was tempted to call his bluff, hardly believing that he would carry out his threat.

Questions about called someone's bluff

What is called someone's bluff the simple past and past participle of?
Called someone's bluff is the simple past and past participle of call someone's bluff.

Words near called someone's bluff in the dictionary

  1. called over
  2. called roll
  3. called round
  4. called someone every name in the book
  5. called someone everything but a child of God
  6. called someone's bluff
  7. called someone's number
  8. called the shots
  9. called the tune
  10. called them as one saw them
  11. called time

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