gauntlet

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RUN THE GAUNTLET,

THROW DOWN THE GAUNTLET.

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run the gauntlet

[run the gauntlet] also [gantlet] {v. phr.} 1. To be made to run between two lines of people facing each other and be hit by them with clubs or other […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

throw down the gauntlet

[throw down the gauntlet] {v. phr.} To challenge, especially to a fight. * /Another candidate for the presidency has thrown down the gauntlet./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

throw off

[throw off] {v.} 1. To get free from. * /He was healthy enough to throw off his cold easily./ Compare: [RID OF]. 2. To mislead; confuse; fool. * /They went […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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American Idiomatic Expressions This online dictionary of idioms and phrases is based on original book by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner and J.E. Gates - "A Dictionary of American Idioms". Please, […] Dictionary of American Idioms

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