throw down the gauntlet
idiom
: to say or show that one is 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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Still, Murphy wanted Orion to throw down the gauntlet with something more musically specific to Alabama, particularly North Alabama.
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Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 11 May 2022
The program doesn’t just throw down the gauntlet either.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021
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Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 11 May 2022
The program doesn’t just throw down the gauntlet either.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021
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“Throw down the gauntlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20down%20the%20gauntlet. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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