throw down the gauntlet

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People talk about how Pelosi is throwing down the gauntlet, but pay attention to how carefully written and institutionally respectful these letters are.”

From Washington Post

POE throws down the gauntlet in his preface by what he says of "the paltry compensations, or more paltry commendations, of mankind."

From Project Gutenberg

The phrase “to throw down the gauntlet” is still in common use of any challenge.

From Project Gutenberg

He had no wish to throw down the gauntlet to the princes of Christendom, or to quarrel with Edward and Philip, between whom he was still conducting negotiations.

From Project Gutenberg