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Meanings of poison pen letter in inglês

espanhol
carta anónima

A malicious, usually anonymous letter.

carta anónima
Sinônimos
Examples for "poison words"
Examples for "poison words"
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For those poisoned words had dropped slowly into my heart, as death-sweat drops upon a bed-sheet and is absorbed.
The King in Yellow
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For those poisoned words had dropped slowly into my head, as death-sweat drops upon a bed-sheet and is absorbed.
The King in Yellow
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He heard and understood but one fact: the anonymous letter had lied.
File No. 113
2
Alban Morris received an anonymous letter, addressed to him in these terms:
"I Say No"
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An anonymous letter always carries with it the venom of a serpent.
A Woman of the World: Her Counsel to Other People's Sons and Dau...
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No doubt it was the old story of some cowardly anonymous letter.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908
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I received an anonymous letter, in a hand-writing I did not recognize.
Wilfrid Cumbermede
Usage of poison pen letter in inglês
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Oh and thanks Alfred, your comment reminded me that I need to write a poison pen letter.
Wired
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Germany's Bundesbank has sent a poison pen letter to Berlin warning that only drastic measures can save Europe's largest economy from a crisis.
The Irish Times
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Count Julian was once described as a " poison pen letter to Spanish society", because it sent up the Catholic cult of virginity.
The Guardian
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Enid, it appears, was a hard case, a ruthless scrooge and cheat who wrote poison pen letters between penning children's books and playing strip tennis.
The Irish Times
Translations for poison pen letter