释义 |
- to tell somebody to do what they are threatening to do, because you believe that they will not be cruel or brave enough to do it要求…摊牌,要求…兑现其恫吓(因相信对方不至于或不敢这样做)
- She was tempted to call his bluff, hardly able to believe he’d carry out his threat.她很想逼他亮出底牌,并不相信他会做他威胁要做的事。
See also bluff | call |