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
In other words, even if it’s a love letter, that doesn’t mean it’s afraid to uncap its poison pen.
From Slate • Jul. 6, 2021
Yes, I started writing it, but I put my poison pen aside for a while to direct a revue of Maury Yeston’s music and lyrics called “Anything Can Happen in the Theater.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2017
“Our aunt and our great-grandma should be rocking on this porch together. Not sending poison pen letters back and forth through you.”
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
