Face off and Throw down gauntlet

Face off verb - To engage in a contest.

Throw down gauntlet and face off are semantically related in challenge topic. In some cases you can use "Throw down gauntlet" instead a verb "Face off".

Face off and throw down gauntlet are semantically related in challenge topic. Sometimes you can use "Face off" instead a verb phrase "Throw down gauntlet", if it concerns topics such as dispute.