slings and arrows

Noun

Meaning

(idiomatic) Hardships or adverse circumstances. [from early 17th c.]

(idiomatic) Harsh criticism or personal attacks.

Examples

The people who actually do things always suffer the slings and arrows of those who don't. Craig Bruce

I was very average in the social label scale going through school. I was neither the coolest person in school, nor did I suffer the slings and arrows of being made fun of to such a degree that I couldn't get through the day. Jim Parsons

Any book that can help you survive the slings and arrows of adolescence is a book to love for life; 'The Catcher in the Rye' did just that, and I still do love it. Libba Bray

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