run the gauntlet

详细解释:受夹道鞭打, 受严厉批评

例句：

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。