Throw-down-the-gauntlet Definition

verb

(idiomatic) To issue a challenge.

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

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Origin of Throw-down-the-gauntlet

From the practice of a medieval knight throwing down his metal glove as a challenge to combat.

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