knocking the chip shoulder (verb) throw down the gauntlet: invite to do battle
Detalii: you run the gantlet but throw down the gauntlet
Sinonime: alone,
apart,
discrete, disjoined,
divided, emancipated,
free,
isolate,
isolated,
loose, loosened,
removed,
separate, severed, unaccompanied, unconnected
Antonime: attached,
combined, connected, coupled,
linked, merged,
united