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"throwing down the gauntlet" means to challenge someone. They used to do it when dueling was popular. Someone would throw down their gauntlet, and if the person took it up, that meant that they accepted the challenge and the fight was on. Today, we don't usually wear gauntlets, but we still challenge each other, and argue... so a "proverbial gauntlet" would be something that someone would use to challenge someone else, or if you said "she threw down the proverbial gauntlet" you would mean that she challenged someone else for leadership or supremacy. "proverbial" means "from a proverb" but sometimes just means old... something from the legends or tales of the past, as it does in this case.
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What is the ISBN of Into the Gauntlet?
The ISBN of Into the Gauntlet is 9780545060509.
When was Proverbial Reggae created?
Proverbial Reggae was created in 1978.
How many pages does Into the Gauntlet have?
Into the Gauntlet has 327 pages.
What has the author Barry Hoffman written?
Barry Hoffman has written: 'Gauntlet' 'Love Hurts' 'Born bad' 'Gauntlet No 12' 'Gauntlet 11' 'Hungry Eyes' 'Gauntlet, No 1'
When was Gauntlet Legends created?
Gauntlet Legends was created in 1998.
When was Gauntlet - Inhuman - created?
Gauntlet - Inhuman - was created in 1991.
When was Steel Gauntlet created?
Steel Gauntlet was created in 1999.
When was Into the Gauntlet created?
Into the Gauntlet was created on 2010-08-31.
When did Gauntlet II happen?
Gauntlet II happened in 1986.
When was Gauntlet II created?
Gauntlet II was created in 1986.
Can you put gauntlet in a sentence?
He ran through a gauntlet of pledges for the initiation.
How many pages does Steel Gauntlet have?
Steel Gauntlet has 352 pages.
