throw down the gauntlet

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthrow down the gauntletthrow down the gauntletCOMPETE WITH/TRY TO BEATto invite someone to fight or compete over a disagreement → gauntletExamples from the Corpusthrow down the gauntlet• Fresh from their success they have thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the Group.• At this point Morag Harkness, Sales Manager threw down the gauntlet and challenged the guys to a netball match.• It's going on five years since Earl Woods threw down the gauntlet and the snickering has stopped.

单词	throw down the gauntlet
释义	throw down the gauntlet From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthrow down the gauntletthrow down the gauntletCOMPETE WITH/TRY TO BEATto invite someone to fight or compete over a disagreement → gauntletExamples from the Corpusthrow down the gauntlet• Fresh from their success they have thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the Group.• At this point Morag Harkness, Sales Manager threw down the gauntlet and challenged the guys to a netball match.• It's going on five years since Earl Woods threw down the gauntlet and the snickering has stopped.
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