Parting Shot / Parthian Shot
The phrase "parting shot" has its origins from the Parthian shot. The first record of the phrase "parting shot" was by John McCleod, surgeon on board His Majesty's ship Alceste contained in "A narrative of a Voyage to the Yellow Sea" (1818). The two phrases have rather similar phonetic soundings but are actually separately derived at different times. Although the Parthian archers of old have been famous for their shooting, the term "parthian shot" was recorded for the first time in 1832 by Captain Mundy, ADC to Lord Combermere on a hunting trip in India.
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Famous quotes containing the words parting and/or shot:
“Good night, good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow
That I shall say good night till it be morrow.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“What happens is that, as with drugs, he needs a stronger shot each time, and women are just women. The consumption of one woman is the consumption of all. You can’t double the dose.”
—Ian Fleming (1908–1964)