call one's bluff

phrase

: to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat

I called his bluff just to see if he really meant what he said.

—Brandy Rankins

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for call one's bluff

• buff
• cuff
• duff
• fluff
• gruff
• hough
• huff
• luff
• muff
• puff
• rough
• ruff