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throw down the gauntlet

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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.

See also: down, gauntlet, throw

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Micawber has to do, is to throw down the gauntlet to society, and say, in effect, "Show me who will take that up. David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles View in context More results

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