pick/take up the gauntlet
idiom
: to show that one is willing and ready to fight, argue, or compete with someone or to do something that is difficult but necessary : to accept or respond to a challenge
The time has come for Congress to pick up the gauntlet and do something about this problem.
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“Pick/take up the gauntlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%2Ftake%20up%20the%20gauntlet. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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