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throw down the gauntlet

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throw down the gauntlet
Fig. to challenge someone to an argument or to (figurative) combat. When Bob chal— lenged my conclusions, he threw down the gauntlet. I was ready for an argument. Frowning at Bob is the same as throwing down the gauntlet. He loves to get into a fight about something.
See also: gauntlet, throw

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: 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.
 
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