bluff out
B2 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To get out of trouble by pretending you know what you're doing or by tricking people.
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
informal
To escape a difficult situation by pretending to be more confident or knowledgeable than you actually are.
"He hadn't read the report, but he managed to bluff it out during the meeting by asking clever questions."
Grammar: separable
2 B2
idiomatic
informal
To deceive someone into believing you are not at fault or not in the wrong.
"She tried to bluff out the accusation, but her colleagues already knew the truth."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Often used reflexively ('bluff your way out') or with 'it' ('bluff it out'). More common in British English. The object is usually a situation or problem, not a person.
Commonly used with
situation trouble crisis corner mess it
Forms
Base
bluff out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bluffs out
he/she/it
Past simple
bluffed out
yesterday
Past participle
bluffed out
have + pp
-ing form
bluffing out
continuous
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Synonyms
bluff your way out talk your way out wriggle out brazen it out fake it con your way out
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