out-bluff
verb [ T ] (also outbluff) uk/ˌaʊtˈblʌf/ us/ˌaʊtˈblʌf/
虚张声势吓退对手
to bluff someone (= deceive them by making them think that you are going to do something when you do not really intend to do it) better than they are able to bluff you
It was a very tight chess game which she won by out-bluffing her opponent. 这是一场非常紧张的国际象棋比赛，她通过虚张声势战胜了对手。
The commander had ingeniously out-bluffed a militarily superior enemy.
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- Good luck trying to outbluff her - she's a very shrewd operator.
- The negotiation was a tense affair with each party trying to out-bluff the other.
- The winner is the one who can out-bluff his opponent and keep his hand on the button the longest.