bluffness
/ˈblʌfnəs/
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American sound/ˈblʌfnəs/
bluffness
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bluf - fness -> bluffness
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(သူများအထင်ကြီးအောင်) ဖြီးသည်၊ ဖြန်းသည်။
I don't believe he'd really do it—he's only bluffing (us).
n [U, C] ဖြီးလုံး။ လှန့်လုံး။
The company's threat to fire anyone who went on strike was just (a) bluff.
❏ bluff sb into doing sth [PHRV ] ညာခိုင်းသည်။
You'll never bluff them into letting you go.
❏ bluff it out [PHRV ] အခက်အခဲမှ လှည့်ဖြား လွတ်မြောက် သည်။
❏ bluff one's way out (of sth) [PHRV ] အကျပ်အတည်းမှ အတည်ပေါက် လွတ်လမ်းထွင်ထွက်သည်။
ဟောဟောဒိုင်းဒိုင်းရှိသော။
He is kind and friendly despite his rather bluff manner. bluffness n [U]
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trick, con, fake it, lie, pretend, deceive, pass off, abrupt, affect, bank, barefaced, bearish, beguile, betray, blag, blunt, bluster, blustering, boast; deceit, braggadocio, bragging, bravado, breviloquent, brief, brusque, bunco, candid, cheery, cliff, counterfeit, crag, crusty, curt, deceit, deception, defraud, delude, delusion, direct, double-cross, downright, escarpment, facade, fake, fake out, false colors, false front, feign, feint, fool, forthright, frank, fraud, front, gruff, headland, hearty, height, hill, hillside, honest, humbug, illude, jive, jiving, juggle, laconic, loud, mislead, mound, mountain, no-nonsense, open, outspoken, peak, plain-spoken, precipice, pretense, pretext, promontory, psych out, put on, ridge, rock, rough, rude, ruse, scam, sham, short, short-spoken, show, shuck, simulate, sincere, snippety, snippy, snow, stall, straightforward, subterfuge, tactless, take in, tart, terse, unceremonious
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