When the high school team lost the championship game, the coach was hung in effigy by the townspeople.
During World War II, Hitler was sometimes burned in effigy in the United States.
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hang in effigy — To burn or hang a figure of a person, as an expression of hatred or disapproval ● effigy … Useful english dictionary
hang in effigy — or[burn in effigy] {v. phr.} To hang or burn a figure, usually a stuffed dummy, representing a person who is disliked or scorned. * /When the high school team lost the championship game, the coach was hung in effigy by the townspeople./ * /During … Dictionary of American idioms
hang in effigy — or[burn in effigy] {v. phr.} To hang or burn a figure, usually a stuffed dummy, representing a person who is disliked or scorned. * /When the high school team lost the championship game, the coach was hung in effigy by the townspeople./ * /During … Dictionary of American idioms
To hang in effigy — Effigy Ef fi*gy, n.; pl. {Effigies}. [L. effigies, fr. effingere to form, fashion; ex + fingere to form, shape, devise. See {Feign}.] The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hang in effigy — Synonyms and related words: attaint, bespatter, blacken, blot, blow upon, brand, censure, defame, defile, disapprove, disparage, expose, expose to infamy, gibbet, pillory, reprimand, slur, smear, soil, stain, stigmatize, sully, taint, tarnish,… … Moby Thesaurus
Effigy — Ef fi*gy, n.; pl. {Effigies}. [L. effigies, fr. effingere to form, fashion; ex + fingere to form, shape, devise. See {Feign}.] The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; commonly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
effigy — [ef′i jē] n. pl. effigies [Fr effigie < L effigies, a copy, image < effingere < ex , out + fingere, to form: see FIGURE] a portrait, statue, or the like, esp. of a person; likeness; often, a crude representation of a despised person burn … English World dictionary
effigy — /ˈɛfədʒi / (say efuhjee) noun (plural effigies) 1. a representation or image, especially sculptured, as on a monument or coin. 2. a doll or crude representation of a person, especially one made as an expression of hatred, or to be used in… …
effigy — See: HANG IN EFFIGY or BURN IN EFFIGY … Dictionary of American idioms
effigy — See: HANG IN EFFIGY or BURN IN EFFIGY … Dictionary of American idioms
