throw down the gauntlet

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

To issue a challenge.

Έννοιες

πετάω το γάντι

ρίχνω το γάντι

Συνώνυμα

challenge

dare

invite

provoke

summon

tackle

take up

fling down

contend for

Μεταφράσεις

jeter le gant

provoquer

rivaliser

défier

envoyer son gantelet

iemand uitdagen

arrojar el guante

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Συγγενές με Γαλλικά: jeter le gant

In summary

From the late medieval custom symbolizing a challenge, in French jeter le gant which nowadays usually means to give up after having tried hard (leaving the challenge to any takers). The English phrase dates to the 1540s (figurative use by the 18th century).