In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
To accept the gauntlet.

Options

A. To accept challenge
B. To accept defeat
C. To accept what is written in fate
D. To be able to grasp the hidden meaning

Answer

A

Explanation

To accept the gauntlet = to agree to fight or compete with someone, accepting and agreeing, to accept at challenge.
Look at the sentence:
He doesn.t read Greek, but he took up the gauntlet and did his best to understand the letter, anyway.