run the gauntlet

• vi. 受到严厉批评(受夹道鞭打的惩罚)

run the gauntlet的用法和样例：

例句

1. He parents had told me never to speak to their daughter again, so I knew that I was running the gauntlet when I telephoned her to arrange a meeting.
   他父母不许我再和他们的女儿谈话，因此，我知道打电话和她约会是在经受惩罚性的考验。
2. Before getting the proposals accepted, the government had to run the gauntlet of hostility from its own supporters.
   拥护政府的人对政府进行了尖锐的抨击之後，这些建议才得以接受。