I'm throwing the gauntlet down,

Now, the gauntlet has been, I think, thrown down.

The president threw down the gauntlet,

Loud, excessive grunting and throwing your weights around on the floor usually go together, so we try to avoid it.

We just talk all week about the Lexus Gauntlet. We just want to make sure that we make our contribution.

We're here to throw down the gauntlet of a $250 million match to the Legislature.