throw down the gauntlet

throw down the gauntlet
throw down the gauntlet see under ↑gauntlet1
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Main Entry:throw

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throw down the gauntlet phrase
to make it clear that you want to argue or fight with someone about something
Thesaurus: to arguehyponym arguments and arguingsynonym
Main entry: gauntlet

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see gauntlet I

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throw down the gauntlet
: to say or show that you are ready to fight, argue, or compete with someone : to challenge someone

The company threw down the gauntlet and told the union that this offer for a contract was final.

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Main Entry:gauntlet

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throw down the ˈgauntlet idiom
to invite sb to fight or compete with you

She has thrown down the gauntlet to the newspaper by accusing it of libel.

Main entry:gauntletidiom

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  • throw down the gauntlet — ► take up (or throw down) the gauntlet accept (or issue) a challenge. [ORIGIN: from the medieval custom of issuing a challenge by throwing one s gauntlet to the ground; whoever picked it up was deemed to have accepted the challenge.] Main Entry:… …   English terms dictionary

  • throw down the gauntlet — verb To issue a challenge. The competing firm threw down the gauntlet by offering a faster product at a lower price. See Also: take up the gauntlet …   Wiktionary

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  • throw\ down\ the\ gauntlet — v. phr. To challenge, especially to a fight. Another candidate for the presidency has thrown down the gauntlet …   Словарь американских идиом

  • throw down the gauntlet — to invite someone to argue, fight, or compete with you. A price war could break out in the High Street after a leading supermarket threw down the gauntlet to its competitors …   New idioms dictionary

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