run the gauntlet

English

Alternative forms

run the gantlet

Pronunciation

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Verb

run the gauntlet (third-person singular simple present runs the gauntlet, present participle running the gauntlet, simple past ran the gauntlet, past participle run the gauntlet)

(idiomatic) To undergo a series of tests or challenges.
- 1985, J. G. Thirlwell (lyrics and music), “Anything (Viva!)”, in Nail, performed by Scraping Foetus off the Wheel:
  Run the gauntlet north and south
  March on up to the cannon's mouth
  And say I can do any goddamn thing I want

Synonyms

(archaic) pass the pikes

Translations

to undergo a series of tests or challenges

Finnish: juosta kujanjuoksua
French: affronter (fr), braver (fr), endurer (fr)
Hungarian: bírálat(ok) pergőtüzében áll, állja a támadásokat
Polish: podejmować wyzwanie impf (to take up the challenge), podjąć wyzwanie pf

See also

run the gamut (not to be confused)

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