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.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
burn in effigy — burn in the form of an effigy … English contemporary dictionary
burn in effigy — See: HANG IN EFFIGY … Dictionary of American idioms
burn in effigy — See: HANG IN EFFIGY … Dictionary of American idioms
To burn 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
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 — 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
effigy — See: hang in effigy or burn in effigy … Словарь американских идиом
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
