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
Hode-Yiddish
Pastor-Spanish, Late Roman
Roshanara-Persian (Archaic)
Dzvezdan-Macedonian
Dike-Greek Mythology
Aseneth-Biblical Latin