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TAKE THE QUIZ“the gauntlet”
The following 2 entries include the term the gauntlet.
pick/take up the gauntlet
idiom: to show that one is willing and ready to fight, argue, or compete with someone or to do something that is difficult but necessary : to accept or respond to a challenge
throw down the gauntlet
idiom: to say or show that one is ready to fight, argue, or compete with someone : to challenge someone
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
