To throw down the gauntlet

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to offer or send a challenge. The gauntlet or glove was thrown down by the knight challenging, and was taken up by the one who accepted the challenge; - hence the phrases.

See also: Gauntlet

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challenge competition Dare defy gantlet gauntlet throw			Micawber has to do, is to throw down the gauntlet to society, and say, in effect, "Show me who will take that up. David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles View in context			To the backbone To the bitter end to the contrary To the end To the fore to the full to the highest degree to the hilt To the last to the letter To the life to the limit to the lowest degree To the question to the south To the teeth To think better of To think much To think much of To think scorn To throw about To throw away To throw back To throw by To throw down To throw down the gauntlet To throw down the glove To throw dust in one's eyes To throw in To throw in gear To throw off To throw on To throw one's self down To throw one's self on To throw out To throw over To throw overboard to throw the book at To throw up To throw up another's heels To throw up the sponge To thrust away To thrust in To thrust off To thrust on To thrust one's nose into To thrust one's self in To thrust out To thrust through To thrust to To thrust together			To the Top To the Top of the World to the tune of to the tune of to the tune of to the tune of to the tune of To the Very Max To the victor go the spoils To the victor go the spoils To the victors belong the spoils to the wind to the wind to the wind to the wind to the winds to the winds to the winds to the winds To the Younger Generation To think better of To think much To think much of To think scorn to this day To throw about To throw away To throw back To throw by To throw down To throw down the gauntlet To throw down the glove To throw dust in one's eyes To throw in To throw in gear To throw off To throw on To throw one's self down To throw one's self on To throw out To throw over To throw overboard to throw the book at To throw up To throw up another's heels To throw up the sponge To thrust away To thrust in To thrust off To thrust on To thrust one's nose into To thrust one's self in To thrust out To thrust through To thrust to

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