English / idiom
Call Their Bluff
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To challenge someone to execute their threat or claim because you believe they cannot do it.
In context
01
The union threatened to strike over minor terms, but management called their bluff and continued talks.
02
If you are confident that the rival seller has no competing patent, call their bluff immediately.
Synonyms
expose,challenge,confront
Antonyms
back down,yield,surrender
Collocations
call someone's bluff,boldly call their bluff,ready to call their bluff