English-Italian translations for take up the gauntlet

• accettare la sfida
  Credo pertanto che i politici, e mi auguro che al riguardo il Commissario sia d'accordo con me, debbano accettare la sfida e avere il coraggio di prendere decisioni. I therefore believe that the politicians, and I hope that the Commissioner will agree with me on this, must take up the gauntlet and dare take decisions.
• alzare l'asticella
• raccogliere il guanto

Definition of take up the gauntlet

• To accept a challenge

Examples

• He doesnt read Greek, but he took up the gauntlet and did his best to understand the letter, anyway.

Related words

• take up with
• take up the hatchet
• take up the slack
• take up the reins
• take it up the ass
• quick on the uptake
• slow on the uptake