Take up the gauntlet

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.3 Translations

English

Etymology

See throw down the gauntlet

Verb

take up the gauntlet

1. ((idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) To accept a challenge.

   He doesn't read Greek, but he really took up the gauntlet and did his best to understand the letter, anyway.

Translations

• Russian: поднять перчатку,принять вызов