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What (who) is run the gauntlet - definition

FORM OF PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT
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1. go through an intimidating crowd or experience in order to reach a goal.
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To run the gauntlet means to take part in a form of corporal punishment in which the party judged guilty is forced to run between two rows of soldiers, who strike out and attack them with sticks or other weapons.

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Running the gauntlet

To run the gauntlet means to take part in a form of corporal punishment in which the party judged guilty is forced to run between two rows of soldiers, who strike out and attack them with sticks or other weapons.

Metaphorically, this expression is also used to express the idea of a public trial that one must overcome.

Examples of use of run the gauntlet
1. In the meantime, harassed urbanites still have to run the gauntlet between the congested pavement and the lethal road.
2. Chelsy has also had to run the gauntlet of the paparazzi more than ever, something she hates.
3. The suffering experienced by these birds while they are being fattened for the kill, and as they repeatedly run the gauntlet of the guns, cannot plausibly be justified.
4. Now trusts must also run the gauntlet of 44 quality tests and show they are making good use of their resources, avoiding any deficit.
5. NUT members staged more than 50 rallies across the country and some formed picket lines outside their schools, forcing pupils to run the gauntlet of striking staff.