burn in effigy
to burn a dummy that represents a hated person

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burn in effigy
to burn a dummy that represents a hated person
The crowd of people burned the Prime Minister in effigy.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

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 World War II, Hitler was sometimes burned in effigy in the United States.

See: HANG IN EFFIGY.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

burn someone in effigy
to burn a dummy that represents a hated person
The crowd of people burned the Prime Minister in effigy.

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