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throw down the gauntlet idiom to invite someone to fight or compete with you: 发出挑战 A price war looks likely now that a leading supermarket has thrown down the gauntlet to its competitors.一场价格战似乎一触即发,因为一个龙头超级市场已经向对手们发出了挑战。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Competing and contending (non-sporting) as a dare be one up on someoneidiom cat catchup challenge someone to something/do something dare get one up on someoneidiom give someone/something a run for their moneyidiom go in for something go toe to toeidiom hyper-competitive jungle pit runners and ridersidiom sharp elbowsidiom sharp-elbowed sharpen (something) up sharpen your elbowsidiom snap toe
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