Put up your dukes Meaning in English

expression

US

PUT-UP yor DYOOKS

UK

put-UP yawh DYOOks

释义

An old-fashioned, informal expression telling someone to raise their fists and get ready to fight, usually said playfully or as a challenge.

用法与细微差别

Very informal and considered old-fashioned. Mostly used jokingly, not for real fights. 'Dukes' is old slang for fists. Common in playful arguments, movies, or cartoon fights, rarely in serious contexts.

• Spanish: levanta los puños (pelea) - prepárate para pelear
• Portuguese (BR): levante os punhos (luta) - preparar-se para brigar
• Portuguese (PT): levanta os punhos (luta) - preparar-te para lutar
• Chinese (Simplified): 举起你的拳头（打架）
• Chinese (Traditional): 舉起你的拳頭（打架）
• Hindi: अपने मुक्के उठाओ (लड़ाई के लिए तैयार हो जाओ)
• Arabic: ارفع قبضتك (استعد للقتال)
• Bengali: মুষ্টি তুলো (লড়াইয়ের জন্য প্রস্তুত হও)
• Russian: подними кулаки (готовься драться)
• Japanese: こぶしを上げろ（ケンカの準備をしろ）
• Vietnamese: giơ nắm đấm lên (chuẩn bị đánh nhau)
• Korean: 주먹을 들어라 (싸울 준비를 해라)
• Turkish: yumruklarını kaldır (kavgaya hazırlan)
• Urdu: اپنے مُکّے تیار کرو (لڑائی کے لیے تیار ہو جاؤ)
• Indonesian: angkatlah tinjumu (siap bertarung)

例句

"Put up your dukes!" the boy shouted before the game started.

basic

He laughed and said, "Are you really going to put up your dukes?"

basic

The cartoon characters started to put up their dukes before the silly fight.

basic

"C'mon, man, put up your dukes!" he joked, raising his fists playfully.

natural

Whenever they disagreed, they'd pretend to put up their dukes like boxers.

natural

"No way I'm fighting you, even if you put up your dukes," she teased.

natural