1. running the gauntlet - Noun
2. running the gauntlet - Verb
running the gauntlet
present participle of run the gauntlet
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running the gauntlet (uncountable)
A form of physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass
You used to get people writing in to the Liverpool Echo saying, ‘Who is this Martian walking round town?' I used to get battered. Going out for lunch was like running the gauntlet. Holly Johnson