poison pen
Example Sentences
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Farooq harboured a grudge against several colleagues and had mounted a "poison pen" campaign against them, the jury has heard.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2023
Paul jokes he picked people who “maybe have a bit more of a poison pen than I would.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2021
“Do your homework in the future before your poison pen releases more disinformation. Remember, not all of the crew was interviewed.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2019
Thanksgiving is coming up, and we have a layover both ways, so that means there’ll be four magazines waiting for his poison pen, and I’d really not rather fight about this during the holidays.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2015
Ever since she stopped running back and forth between the sisters, delivering their poison pen stories, Vonetta had to work hard for Miss Trotter’s attention.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
