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slings and arrows

5 entries found.
  1. slings and arrows (noun plural)
  2. 1arrow (noun)
  3. 2arrow (intransitive verb)
  4. broad arrow (noun)
  5. straight arrow (noun)

Main Entry: slings and arrows
Function: noun plural
Etymology: from the phrase “the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” in Shakespeare's Hamlet
Date: 1963

: pointed often acerbic critical attacks <has suffered the slings and arrows of detractors — Roland Gelatt>


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