knocked the chip off ones shoulder (verb) throw down the gauntlet: invite to do battle
Detalii: you run the gantlet but throw down the gauntlet
Sinonime: arrogant,
closed,
competent,
conceited,
confident, doing one's own thing,
efficient,
egotistic,
haughty,
independent,
individual, on one's own, out for number one, self-confident, self-dependent, self-sufficing, self-supported, self-supporting, self-sustained, self-sustaining,
smug,
unitAntonime: incapable,
needy,
unable