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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
AnttoniAHNT-to-neeFinnish
Bibek-Nepali, Bengali
JÓHann-Icelandic
Jan (2)JANEnglish
Gwynedd-Welsh
Mariam-Biblical Greek, Georgian, Armenian, Arabic
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