put up dukes



put up one's dukes

Fig. to be prepared to fight. He's telling you to put up your dukes. Put up your dukes and be a man!
See also: duke, put, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eliezerel-ie-EE-zər (English)Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
HalldÓRa-Icelandic
Erlendr-Ancient Scandinavian
Dvorah-Hebrew
Xeno-Ancient Greek
Albena-Bulgarian