throw down the gauntlet
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If anyone thought the Kings were hoping to stare across the ice, look the Oilers in the eyes and throw down the gauntlet, he wasn’t among them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2024
With Liverpool playing later on Sunday, and defending champions Manchester City still behind them after dropping points against Crystal Palace, Arsenal had an opportunity to throw down the gauntlet to their rivals.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2023
So here’s a YouTube clip of the current definitive live-action Pac-Man to throw down the gauntlet.
From The Verge ● Aug. 9, 2022
Food Lifeline’s CEO, Linda Nageotte, says they didn’t move to a livable wage for the praise or to throw down the gauntlet for other nonprofits working in social and human services.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
Gerrard weighed his words carefully, feeling that the time had come to throw down the gauntlet.
From The Path to Honour by Sydney C. Grier
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