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.
HANG IN EFFIGY
Meaning of HANG IN EFFIGY in English
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012