slings and arrows

unpleasant, negative attacks He was surprised by the slings and arrows directed at him by several economists.

Etymology: from the phrase a€?the slings and arrows of outrageous fortunea€? in Shakespeare's play a€?Hamleta€?

Difficulties or hardships.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nicole	[ni'kəul]
Mechteld	MEKH-təlt	Dutch
Blake	BLAYK	English
Mattias	mah-TEE-ahs (German)	German, Swedish
Stig	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Hardeep	-	Indian (Sikh)