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 hid den meaning

Answer

A

Explanation

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