put up a bluff

Example Sentences

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"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

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

"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

Well, before he knows it, he's out and has to put up a bluff of workin' for a livin'.

From Yollop by McCutcheon, George Barr