the slings and arrows

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the slings and arrows (of outrageous fortune) (literary)

unpleasant things that happen to you that you cannot prevent

Usage notes: This phrase comes from Shakespeare's play, Hamlet. Slings and arrows are weapons used to attack people, and fortune means things that happen to you.

We all have to suffer the slings and arrows, so there's no point getting depressed when things go wrong.

See also: and, arrow, sling

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