run the gauntlet
run the gauntlet · runs the gauntlet · ran the gauntlet · run the gauntlet · running the gauntlet
To undergo a series of tests or challengesTo undergo a series of tests or challenges.
» We had to run the gauntlet of entrenched defenders.
halfb1t · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To undergo a series of tests or challenges.
Examples
1 sentencesWe had to run the gauntlet of entrenched defenders.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From a corruption of run the gauntlope, run the gantelope. More at gantlope.From a corruption of run the gauntlope, run the gantelope. More at gantlope.
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Forms
runs the gauntlet, running the gauntlet, ran the gauntlet, run the gauntlet| Base form | run the gauntlet · to run the gauntlet |
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| 3rd person singular | runs the gauntlet |
| Present participle | running the gauntlet |
| Past simple | ran the gauntlet |
| Past participle | run the gauntlet |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedgantlope
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle