take up the gauntlet
Example Sentences
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Two new books, one from each of these two perspectives, take up the gauntlet of explaining successful innovation.
From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2010
The government decided not to take up the gauntlet thrown down by the Peers, but to proceed with the rest of their political programme.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
For a moment Mr. Hornblower seemed tempted to take up the gauntlet with himself, challenging his own forcibly expressed convictions.
From Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale by Smith, Harriet L.
“No, he’s not,” said I, ready to take up the gauntlet for my friend; “and you’d better not say it again!”
From My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life by Reed, Talbot Baines
I will take up the gauntlet he has thrown down.
From Vineta The Phantom City by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
