slings and arrows
slings and arrows
noun plDefinition of SLINGS AND ARROWS
: pointed often acerbic critical attacks <has suffered the slings and arrows of detractors — Roland Gelatt>
Origin of SLINGS AND ARROWS
from the phrase “the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” in Shakespeare's Hamlet
First Known Use: 1963
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