Calling Someone's Bluff

call someone bluff

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When people are “bluffing” are they telling the truth?

Let’s listen

Call someone bluff

Oh yeah, I have the winning hand right here.

I don’t believe you. I’m calling you bluff.

Ok, you’re right.

I only have low cards.

I was bluffing. You win!

Calling someone’s bluff comes from poker, a card game.

A player who is bluffing pretends to have the winning cards when he really does not.

Calling someone bluff means you want a person to tell the truth about something.

People bluff about serious and not-so-serious things.

So the next time you can call their bluff.

And that’s English in a minute.