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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:

Select the correct meaning of the idiom: to throw down the gauntlet.

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To surrender without resistance
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To remove one's gloves before a duel
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To begin a physical brawl
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To issue a challenge

Correct Answer: To issue a challenge

Throwing down the gauntlet means issuing a formal challenge to someone. Surrendering is the opposite, and the literal glove-removal reading is a trap drawn from the idiom's medieval origin.

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