[Vocabulary] to let somebody dare somebody else to do something

[englishhobby]

I am sruggling to get the meaning of the option (in bold) in a personality quiz:


If your friend was having a bad day, what would you do to make him/her feel better?


a. Let them dare you to do something really scary or gross and actually go and do it.
b. ...



What does it mean 'to let somebody dare somebody else to do something'?

 

[bhaisahab]

Let them dare you to do something really scary or gross and actually go and do it.

They key word is "you".

 

[tedmc]

challenge somebody to do something?

 

[englishhobby]

Let them dare you to do something really scary or gross and actually go and do it.

They key word is "you".

Does it mean that my friend will 'allow me to do something really scary for him/her'? Or does it mean we'll do something really scary together with my friend?

 

[englishhobby]

I am beginning to understand, but I still can't make it out how anyone can ask someone else to challege him to do something... :-?
Could you give an example of a conversation between these two people?
I can think of nothing but this:
A: I've been having a bad day today...
B: Poor you, could you ask me to do something scary? :-D

 

[bhaisahab]

The whole concept is ridiculous.

 

[Roman55]

Yes, it is ridiculous, but if you understand what 'to dare someone to do something' means, it should be clear enough.

 

[englishhobby]

Yes, it is ridiculous, but if you understand what 'to dare someone to do something' means, it should be clear enough.

That is easy. 'To dare someone to do something' means 'to try to make somebody do something dangerous'. The problem is that I don't understand what 'to let someone dare to do something really scary' means in the given context. How can you LET ..... What should you do to LET.... What do people normally say when they LET someone dare them to do something really scary? :-?

 

[englishhobby]

challenge somebody to do something?

Without this 'let' - yes, it would mean what you have written. But we have 'let' here...