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Choose the meaning of idiom: "To break a lance with".

Correct answer: C. To engage in a competition

  • A. To entertain friends
  • B. To fail or to miscarry
  • C. To engage in a competition
  • D. Get up to be involved in something

Explanation

To break a lance with someone means to engage them in a contest, argument, or verbal conflict. The expression comes from knights competing with lances.

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