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The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune

The meaning of the phrase

From Shakespeare's Hamlet, 1602.

Woe is me
Woe is me

What’s the origin of the phrase ‘The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune’?

From Shakespeare’s Hamlet, 1602.

Historical trend

“slings and arrows of outrageous” in printed material over time

Source: Google Books Ngrams (1800–2020).

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  • slings and arrows of outrageous

Sources

  1. William Shakespeare, Hamlet (1602) · named as the origin of the phrase