Bluff
Hard
Hard adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Both words in one sentence
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Alan Bradley does not bluff when it comes to the need for safety measures as Thorne found out the hard way.
Source: Video Game / TRON 2.0 -
This makes him vulnerable to those who call his bluff, but because of this it's hard to tell if he actually is bluffing or if you're falling for his trap of an actually good hand.
- Bluff is trying to "inspire" Doug with the story of how he started his bumper sticker business all by himself before he remembered he was filthy rich and hired people to do all the hard work for him.
Source: Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense
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