So formuliert sagt es das aus, was du meinst.

Ha! Thanks a lot ... ^^

"tough going" geht eher in Richtung "mühsam", was um Einiges harmloser klingt als Spießrutenlauf. Aber es kommt natürlich, wie immer, auf den Kontext an.

Why is LEO only showing 'gauntlet' for 'Spießrutenlauf'? Shouldn't it read 'run the gauntlet' as suggested in here? And .. didn't LEO originally HAVE the full entry? What happened to the verb?

I am sick and tired of running the gauntlet with you people!

oder kann man das so sagen oder gibt's bessere vorschläge?

ich meinte natürlich Nerven...

This bullshit treatment of yours really hits my nerves.
(So chill out) :-))

a bit harsh... but it will serve the purpose ;-)
thanks