pick/take up the gauntlet

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Definition of pick/take up the gauntlet words

phrase pick/take up the gauntlet If you pick up the gauntlet or take up the gauntlet, you accept the challenge that someone has made. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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