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==Expressions==
==Expressions==
To "throw down the gauntlet," or "fling down the gauntlet" is an [[idiom|idiomatic]] expression that means to issue a challenge. It comes from a [[Medieval]] [Europe]]an method of challenging someone to a duel; the challenger would drop a gauntlet (later a glove) and the other person could accept the challenge by picking it up.
To "throw down the gauntlet," or "fling down the gauntlet" is an [[idiom]]atic expression that means to issue a challenge. It comes from a [[Medieval]] [[Europe]]an method of challenging someone to a duel; the challenger would drop a gauntlet (later a glove) and the other person could accept the challenge by picking it up.
[[category: Idioms]]
[[Category:Idioms]]