bluff off

基本解释

This also means calling his bluff and not letting him get away with slacking off.
这也意味着接受挑战，并且别让他因为松懈而放弃。
“We need to come down to a more equal level of people, ” said Melba Northern, 62, of Red Bluff, California, who was laid off from her job as a nursing assistant.
“我们需要继续减少奖励额，保持民众的平均水平”加州雷德布拉夫，62岁的梅尔巴·诺森这样说，她刚从自己护理助理的职位上被解雇。
So I think he would have been much better off to say "actually I've never done that, but I have done this" and to be honest than to try and bluff his way through answering the question.
所以我认为如果他说“实际上我从来没做过那件事，但我做过这件事”，并且在面试之中诚实坦然，而非随意乱说的话，他的结果会好得多。

Think of it like calling their bluff and will make them back off.
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