send to coventry
31send someone to Coventry — chiefly Brit. refuse to associate with or speak to someone. [perh. from the unpopularity of royalist soldiers or prisoners quartered in Coventry (sympathetic to parliament) during the English Civil War.] → send …
32Send someone to Coventry — (UK) If you send someone to Coventry, you refuse to talk to them or co operate with them …
33Coventry — n. Phrases and idioms: send a person to Coventry refuse to associate with or speak to a person. Etymology: Coventry in W. Midlands …
34Coventry — Cov|en|try [ˈkɔvəntri, ˈkʌv US ˈkʌv , ˈka:v ] n send sb to Coventry BrE to refuse to speak to someone in order to punish them, show disapproval etc …
35Coventry — [[t]kɒ̱v(ə)ntri, AM kʌ̱vɪntri[/t]] PHRASE: V inflects If people send you to Coventry, they avoid speaking to you whenever they meet you, as a way of punishing you for something that you have done. [BRIT] Syn: ostracize …
36Coventry — noun send sb to Coventry BrE informal to refuse to speak to someone in order to punish them or show disapproval …
37Coventry — UK [ˈkɒv(ə)ntrɪ] / US [ˈkɑvəntrɪ] British informal send someone to Coventry …
38History of Coventry — Two of Coventry s three spires; Holy Trinity Church on the left, and the spire of the old ruined cathedral (St. Michael s) on the right This article is about the history of Coventry, a city in the West Midlands, England. From its humble… …
39send someone to Coventry — to punish someone by ignoring them and not speaking to them …
40sender — send ► VERB (past and past part. sent) 1) cause to go or be taken to a destination. 2) cause to move sharply or quickly; propel. 3) cause to be in a specified state: it nearly sent me crazy. ● send down Cf. ↑send down ● …
