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Definition

To take action on the basis that another person is bluffing.

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In Context

  • "She was tempted to call his bluff, hardly believing that he would carry out his threat."
  • "Eventually the NUR overplayed its hands with an all-out strike. And when Peter Parker, the then-chairman of BR, who was well regarded among his staff, called their bluff by threatening to close down the entire network, they caved in."