accept a challenge

This page is about the collocation accept a challenge

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to agree to do something difficult or dangerous

For example

  • Being captain of the team won't be easy, but I'm sure David will accept the challenge.

  • This really big guy challenged me to a fight, but instead of accepting I ran away as fast as I could.

Quick Quiz

After deciding to accept the challenge, I said

a. "OK, I'll do it."

b. "I'll think about it."

c. "Why don't you do it?"
a) "OK, I'll do it." b) "I'll think about it." c) "Why don't you do it?"

Contributor: Matt Errey