To run the gauntlet

To run the gauntlet is when you take on a very risky task which may result in injury, physical or verbal abuse, ridicule or shame. It can sometimes be played as a dare or challenge especially after consuming a large quantity of alcohol. If all goes wrong the consequences can be quite brutal to either yourself, someone else or a business or organisation i.e loss of a busineses reputation or a significant fall from grace. However, if all goes right then it installs a sense of pride and relief, though regardless of the result it will be a lesson learned and the task will never be repeated.

1) When playing spin the bottle and someone chooses the dare and thay have to run the gauntlet through a busy shopping centre in their birthday suit, without being caught.

2) When a company director has to face the board of shareholders and has to explain why the company is failing and what he/she/they are going to about it:

Colleague: "the shareholders are ready to see you now"
Director: "right! time to run the gauntlet, wish me luck!"

by Britney Sparkles June 02, 2025

Run the Jog

doing more than what is expected of you

Kate was supposed to write a sentence for her homework but she wrote a whole page. Guess you could say she likes to run the jog.

by salty taco February 05, 2018

Running pure

purposely forcing yourself to spend a long time without mastubating, often resulting in Blue balls

dude, i'm running pure man, and it's fucking hard!

by The.Secrit.1 January 05, 2012

goalie run

when soccer goalies go for a "run" and once they can't be seen start walking, because when do goalies really run?

hey you tired after that run? No, i'm a goalie!, i took a "goalie run"

by Goalkeeper00 August 20, 2012

tilted run

When you don't have enough time for a full game of Fortnite so you go to where the best people land and hope for the best

Michael: I gotta get off soon
Jack: C'mon just quick tilted run

by Chesapeake29 April 20, 2018

Six lap run

A grading criteria in physical education, where adults force students to run six laps around a huge track, and eventually drains all their energy and kills them.

Teacher: We're gonna run the six lap run today, in the rain.
Students: FUCK ME!

by ucdavisfanboi November 05, 2017

Runnings

British expression for business (usually criminal) to take care of.

Wanna come down the pub?

Nah, got runnings to do.

by Shuaman November 02, 2018