running the gauntlet

It's like running the gauntlet in the old days, did you ever read about that?

He roared back along the block, running the gauntlet of fire for a second time.

At times, that could be like running the gauntlet.

For one whole second I debated running the gauntlet with the reporters again, then took the back way out.

A very similar military punishment found in later armies was known as "running the gauntlet".

He knew the Indian way of running the gauntlet.

Still, she didn't think running the gauntlet of those crawling shapes would be too much fun.

A boy was sentenced to running the gauntlet between the other village boys and 148 children were whipped.

So it was rather a question of running the gauntlet when passing over the Sayers' land.

Suddenly, a woman appeared on the far right of the screen, running the gauntlet to launch herself at the windshield.

However, participants would not, running the gauntlet with taxis and buses is all considered part of the fun.

In Sweden, running the gauntlet was also a civilian punishment for certain crimes until the 18th century.

Hung-chang hesitated as he weighed his chances of running the gauntlet.

After taking medieval history last semester, Thomas figured high school was the modern equivalent of running the gauntlet.

At the airport, sales pitches for these are so aggressive that those who come here regularly call it "running the gauntlet."

It's scary enough to be a human being running the gauntlet of these psychotic buggers.

Only Hartford and Albatross had succeeded in running the gauntlet.

One dozen was usually awarded as a highly sensitizing prelude to running the gauntlet.

Harry followed nonchalantly, running the gauntlet of ugly eyes that flashed from the fake customers.

They recognized that some of their objectives could be reached by administrative action without running the gauntlet of the legislative process.

It was like running the gauntlet.

He would have to go to the club, and the thought of running the gauntlet of sneering eyes there made him quail.

That meant running the gauntlet of the Speeds again, but those had used most of their parasite bombs.

It meant running the gauntlet of a crossfire, but Marquette was daring enough to try it.

Nerves, that was the trouble; she hated Tuesday mornings, it was like running the gauntlet coming in here.