bluff way

bluff way
bluff (your) way to deceive others to get what you want.

Some teens used false IDs to bluff their way into casinos.

Usage notes: usually followed by a phrase starting with through, out of, or into, as in the example

New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • bluff your way in — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …   Useful english dictionary

  • bluff your way out — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …   Useful english dictionary

  • bluff your way through — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …   Useful english dictionary

  • bluff your way into of something — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …   Useful english dictionary

  • bluff your way out of something — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …   Useful english dictionary

  • bluff your way into through something — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …   Useful english dictionary

  • bluff your way out through something — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …   Useful english dictionary

  • bluff your way — bluff (your) way to deceive others to get what you want. Some teens used false IDs to bluff their way into casinos. Usage notes: usually followed by a phrase starting with through, out of, or into, as in the example …   New idioms dictionary

  • bluff — ☆ bluff1 [bluf ] vt., vi. [17th c.: prob. < Du bluffen, to brag, boast or verbluffen, to baffle, mislead] 1. to mislead or seek to mislead (a person) by a false, bold front 2. to frighten (a person) by threats not intended to be carried out 3 …   English World dictionary

  • bluff — [[t]blʌ̱f[/t]] bluffs, bluffing, bluffed 1) N VAR A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it. → See also double bluff The letter was a bluff... It is essential to build up the… …   English dictionary

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