Usually means: Metaphorical hardships and severe criticisms.
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  1. slings and arrows: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. slings and arrows: Merriam-Webster
  3. slings and arrows: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. slings and arrows: Dictionary.com
  5. Slings and Arrows, Slings and arrows: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. slings and arrows: TheFreeDictionary.com
  7. slings and arrows: Wiktionary

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  1. slings and arrows, the slings and arrows: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (slings and arrows)

noun:  Hardships or adverse circumstances.
noun:  Harsh criticism or personal attacks.

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