hang\ in\ effigy — • hang in effigy • 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.… … Словарь американских идиом
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
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
