take up the gauntlet

== English == === Alternative forms === take up the gantlet === Etymology === See throw down the gauntlet. (Cf. French relever le gant) === Pronunciation === === Verb === take up the gauntlet (third-person singular simple present takes up the gauntlet, present participle taking up the gauntlet, simple past took up the gauntlet, past participle taken up the gauntlet) (idiomatic) To accept a challenge. ==== Translations ====