knocking the chip off one's shoulder (verb) throw down the gauntlet: invite to do battle
Detalii: you run the gantlet but throw down the gauntlet
Sinonime: entrenched, fixed, hard and fast, hidebound, immovable, jelled,
located,
placed, positioned, rigid, settled, sited, situate,
situated,
solid,
stable,
stiff,
strict, stubborn,
unyieldingAntonime: flexible, movable,
soft, unfixed