throw down the gauntlet

Rate this phrase:0.0 / 0 votes

throw down the gauntlet

To issue a challenge.

: 20 Views

“

The competing firm threw down the gauntlet by offering a faster product at a lower price.

Collection Edit

Submitted on September 01, 2009

Translation

Find a translation for the throw down the gauntlet phrase in other languages:

Select another language:

Nearby phrases

Some more phrases from our dictionary similar to throw down the gauntlet

throw off throw down throw cold water on Throw Cold Water on Something throw back throw away throw enough mud at the wall, some of i…throw chunks throw caution to the wind throw dirt enough, and some will stick Throw in the Towel throw for a loop throw good money after bad throw down

How to pronounce this phrase?

Alex
US English
David
US English
Mark
US English
Daniel
British
Libby
British
Mia
British
Karen
Australian
Hayley
Australian
Natasha
Australian
Veena
Indian
Priya
Indian
Neerja
Indian
Zira
US English
Oliver
British
Wendy
British
Fred
US English
Tessa
South African

Discuss this throw down the gauntlet phrase with the community:

0 Comments

Notify me of new comments via email.

Citation

Use the citation below to add this throw down the gauntlet definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"throw down the gauntlet." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/phrase/throw-down-the-gauntlet_7494>.

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

The Web's Largest Resource for

Phrases, Verbs & Idioms

A Member Of The STANDS4 Network

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»

He bends over _______ to help them.

A sideways

B forwards

C backwards

D downwards

Browse Phrases.com

#A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Random New Phrases