started something (verb) throw down the gauntlet: invite to do battle
Detalii: you run the gantlet but throw down the gauntlet
Sinonime: ask for trouble, call out,
challenge,
confront,
contest, cross swards,
dare,
defy, do something about it, invite to debate, knock the chip off one's shoulder, meet face to face,
provoke, stand up to, start something