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Meaning of take up the cudgels | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. To engage in a contest.
  2. to make a defence for someone or something; to intercede supportively.
    idiomatic

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

take up the gauntlet take up the glove take up the hatchet take up the mantle take up the running take up the slack

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