take up the gauntlet

1.
Generalformalliterary
- To accept a challenge or dare, especially one issued publicly or defiantly.
- To respond to a provocation by undertaking to contest or oppose the challenger.
2.
Generalhistoricalarchaic
- To pick up a dropped or thrown glove or gauntlet as a literal token of accepting a challenge to combat, as in historical dueling practice.

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