hang in effigy



hang someone in effigy

Fig. to hang a dummy or some other figure of a hated person. They hanged the dictator in effigy. The angry mob hanged the president in effigy.
See also: effigy, hang

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fishel-Yiddish
Melle-Dutch
Tendaji-Eastern African, Swahili
Clotildeklo-TEELD (French)French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
MÓNika-Hungarian
Bunch[bʌntʃ]