put up a bluff

Example Sentences

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Having at that time nothing to support his pretensions he decided to put up a bluff.

From Poor White by Anderson, Sherwood

"Shall I try to put up a bluff, or fight it out?" he asked, as he stood up to meet them.

From The Slim Princess by Ade, George

As soon as the crowd thinned out, he asked him if he had that locket, and at first Burt put up a bluff.

From Polly of the Hospital Staff by Dowd, Emma C.

"No, I don't know a thing about it, I'll have to put up a bluff!"

From The Merriweather Girls in Quest of Treasure by Edholm, Lizette M.

I'm going to put up a bluff, believing that in her panic she will lead me into the lion's den with the idea of van Heerden making one mouthful of me.

From The Green Rust by Wallace, Edgar