The word 'bluff' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a person who pretends to be more confident or knowledgeable than they really are. For example, "John was trying to bluff his way through the job interview, but his lack of experience soon became clear."
So, barring an extraordinary upset, one of them will be Bangladesh's next prime minister.In this section A wild frontier Formula for disaster More than they can chew Not quite a one-horse race Bluff and counter-bluff Turnbull's turn The begums are back Reprints Related items Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina’s happy day Aug 7th 2008It is an astonishing volte-face.
Some believe it may be time to call Zanu-PF's bluff by lifting sanctions and testing whether the party can deliver on its promises, with no one else to blame.
I ask if I might be able to get by on 98% bluff.
4. Can't people just read the Cabinet Manual (PDF), which is pretty clear on the rules? 5. Ed, speaking in 2010 makes it clear too, doesn't he? 6. Can we not all just agree, then, that a government is formed when a majority in the Commons passes a vote of confidence? 7. The SNP probably wouldn't dare to vote down a Labour Queen's Speech and therefore isn't Ed Miliband right to call their bluff?
Over the last few days that DUP threat to hit the electoral nuclear button has receded in all likelihood because the UUP has called their rivals' bluff.
Labour is likely in principle to welcome the plan, and believe at least David Cameron's bluff has been called.
They again debated calling the SNP's bluff and hold a unilateral referendum in Scotland.
The reaction of the Australian media – while understandable – leaves a bad taste in the mouth after their week-long inquisition into whether Contador's shoulder injury is simply a bluff.
The Guardian story was seized upon by a jubilant Alex Salmond: it was proof, the first minister said, of the UK government's "bluff, bullying and bluster" over currency.
The leaders' debate reminded me of the fruit and veg mongers of my youth who with bluster and bluff tried to convince weary shoppers that their spuds or apples were the best at market.
The view north from Monsal Head - the bluff below which the river bends - combines all the best features of the Derbyshire Peak: limestone farmhouses with fields separated by limestone walls, steep slopes which race up to a skyline and the mottled green of grass, gorse, heather and trees.
