put up a bluff
Example Sentences
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"Probably wants to put up a bluff as if he don't care," was the clever suggestion of the Baby.
From A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism by Sinclair, Upton
Of course she may know something, but I fancy it's what you say; that Merriman is getting her to put up a bluff.
From The Pit Prop Syndicate by Crofts, Freeman Wills
You can’t put up a bluff on that kind of man.
From The Gold Trail by Bindloss, Harold
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.
"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
