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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. |
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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. |
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