bluff your way through

bluff your way through
ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived
to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true

She successfully bluffed her way through the interview.

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  • bluff your way into through something — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …   Useful english dictionary

  • bluff your way out through something — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …   Useful english dictionary

  • bluff your way in — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …   Useful english dictionary

  • bluff your way out — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …   Useful english dictionary

  • bluff your way into of something — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …   Useful english dictionary

  • bluff your way out of something — ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough | ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sth derived to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true • She successfully bluffed her way through the interview …   Useful english dictionary

  • bluff your way — bluff (your) way to deceive others to get what you want. Some teens used false IDs to bluff their way into casinos. Usage notes: usually followed by a phrase starting with through, out of, or into, as in the example …   New idioms dictionary

  • bluff way — bluff (your) way to deceive others to get what you want. Some teens used false IDs to bluff their way into casinos. Usage notes: usually followed by a phrase starting with through, out of, or into, as in the example …   New idioms dictionary

  • bluff — 1 verb (I, T) to pretend that you will do something bad or that you are someone else, especially to get something you want when you are in a difficult or dangerous situation: I m an accredited British envoy. he bluffed. | bluff your way out… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bluff — bluff1 [blʌf] v [I and T] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from Dutch bluffen to boast, play a kind of card game ] to pretend something, especially in order to achieve what you want in a difficult or dangerous situation ▪ You wouldn t really… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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