throw down the gauntlet

throw down the gauntlet
throw down the gauntlet
Fig. to challenge someone to an argument or to (figurative) combat. •

When Bob challenged 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.

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{v. phr.} To challenge, especially to a fight. * /Another candidate for the presidency has thrown down the gauntlet./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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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./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • throw down the gauntlet — is to issue a challenge to somebody …   The small dictionary of idiomes

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  • Throw down the gauntlet —   Throw down the gauntlet is to issue a challenge to somebody …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • 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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