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throws down the gauntlet

throws down the gauntlet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of throw down the gauntlet.

Meaning of throw down the gauntlet

Verb

throw down the gauntlet (third-person singular simple present throws down the gauntlet, present participle throwing down the gauntlet, simple past threw down the gauntlet, past participle thrown down the gauntlet)

  1. (idiomatic) To issue a challenge.
    • We might as well dispute with Dimock on a Coronation Day, as argue with these Writers. They strut, vapour, throw down the Gauntlet, and defy us to take it up.1730, Caleb d' Anvers (Nicholas Amhurst), The Craftsman, volume 7, page 91

Questions about throws down the gauntlet

What is throws down the gauntlet the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Throws down the gauntlet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of throw down the gauntlet.

Words near throws down the gauntlet in the dictionary

  1. throws BBs
  2. throws by
  3. throws caution to the wind
  4. throws cold water on
  5. throws down
  6. throws down the gauntlet
  7. throws dust in someone's eyes
  8. throws for a loop
  9. throws gas on the fire
  10. throws gasoline on the fire
  11. throws good money after bad

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