throw down the gauntlet

Speech parts

1. throw down the gauntlet - Verb

2. throw down the gauntlet - Phrase

Meaning

throw down the gauntlet (third-person singular simple present throws down the gauntlet, present participle throwing down the gauntlet, simple past threw down the gauntlet, past participle thrown down the gauntlet)

(idiomatic) To issue a challenge.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

dare

Related terms

take up the gauntlet

Examples

Google will throw down the gauntlet for Amazon Web Services this year with new two new features in Google Compute Engine, industry sources said. Source: Internet

Should I throw down the gauntlet at Stephen King and write a horror tale? Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

throw down the gauntlet

Close letter words and terms

throw dirt on throw doubt on throw down throw dust in eyes throw dust in one's eyes throw for a loop