To be accused or pointed at by thousands; used to describe someone who has committed an act so offensive that they have provoked public anger.

to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl; to treat public condemnation with disdain or defiance. This is the first half of a famous couplet by the writer [[鲁迅|魯迅|lu3 xun4]].

(archaic) a military commander in charge of one thousand men; a captain over a thousand