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The phrase "throw down" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to talk about an act of forcing someone to the ground, as in the following example sentence: The wrestler threw his opponent down to the mat. It can also refer to a challenge, as in: He threw down the gauntlet and dared his opponent to a fight.
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throw down
verb
To cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.
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To throw down like LeBron!
Then get ready to throw down.
"Now throw down your guns".
I throw down a gauntlet.
They throw down asphalt, and they throw.
He can throw down if he wants.
Throw down the dimension, whatever it is [INAUDIBLE].
I know he's about to be ready to throw down".
Then she proceeded to throw down the gauntlet.
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"It's not a college-frat-beer-throw-down.
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