burn in effigy



burn someone in effigy

to burn a dummy or other figure that represents a hated person. For the third day in a row, they burned the king in effigy. Until they have burned you in effigy, you can't really be considered a famous leader.
See also: burn, effigy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vespasianus-Ancient Roman
Askwith['æskwiθ]
Yakiv-Ukrainian
Madhur-Indian, Hindi
Jeannie['dʒi:ni]
Ourbanos-Biblical Greek