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Throw down the gauntlet
verb
Definitions
1.
verb
To issue a challenge.
Synonyms
lash out
let someone have it
go to the mattresses
throw the rulebook at
attack
drop the hammer
declare war
lay the hammer down
bring down the hammer
show one's claws
hail down
fire the starting gun
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