Multiple choice

Directions: Select the option that gives the apt meaning of the idiom or phrase.

Take up the gauntlet

  1. to subdue

  2. to accept defeat

  3. to enter the pay

  4. to accept a challenge
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D Correct answer
Explanation

To take up the gauntlet is an idiom meaning to accept a challenge. It originates from the medieval custom of throwing down a glove to challenge someone to a duel.

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