ran the gauntlet

Verb

run the gauntlet (third-person singular simple present runs the gauntlet, present participle running the gauntlet, simple past ran the gauntlet, past participle run the gauntlet)

1. (idiomatic) To undergo a series of tests or challenges.
   • Run the gauntlet north and south
     March on up to the cannon's mouth
     And say I can do any goddamn thing I want1985, J. G. Thirlwell, “Anything (Viva!)”, in Nail, performed by Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel

   Synonyms:

   pass the pikes