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Ka Hoerschaf Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Care to put ....

Hello ...

I have to translate a scene from this My little Pony TV series ... and don´t understand the following dialogue:

A: Nothing´s more powerfull than the Alicorn Amulet!

B: Care to put your amulet where your mouth is? How about another duell?

My problem: what means "Care to put your amulet where your mouth is?" I don´t understand the meaning of "care" in this context? Or is it an idiom, that I don´t see??

Thank you !
Kati
  

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"Care to ... " is an invitation to someone to do something. "put your ...

— GPY

  • "Care to ...
  • " is an invitation to someone to do something.
  • "put your ...
  • where your mouth is" is an idiom challenging someone to back up their words with actions, the prototypical example being "put your money where your mouth is".
  • In this case "amulet" is inserted, meaning that B is challenging A to prove that the amulet is as powerful as he/she says.
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"Care to ... ?" is an invitation to someone to do something.

"put your ... where your mouth is" is an idiom challenging someone to back up their words with actions, the prototypical example being "put your money where your mouth is". In this case "amulet" is inserted, meaning that B is challenging A to prove that the amulet is as powerful as he/she says.

By the way, note correct
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Care to means 'Would you like to / Do you want to?

eg Care to have a Coke?

Clive
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