running the gauntlet
Spießrutenlaufen, Spießrutenlauf
corredor polonês
A form of physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double…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
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By meaning 1
physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass:
Meaning
1 senses(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
Spießrutenlaufen, Spießrutenlauf
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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