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Option 4 : to issue a challenge

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सही उत्तर to issue a challenge है।

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Question:

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom "to throw down the gauntlet".

1.
to surrender meekly
2.
to throw away old gloves
3.
to accept defeat quietly
4.
to issue a challenge

Correct Answer: to issue a challenge

"To throw down the gauntlet" means to issue a challenge or invitation to contest, from the medieval practice of throwing one's glove before a rival. The literal glove reading in (b) is the trap.

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