send to coventry

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English - Turkish
(deyim) konuşmayarak cezalandırmak
(deyim) grubun dışında bırakmak
English - English
To ostracize, or systematically ignore someone

The group decided to send the unpopular members to Coventry.

seize, repossess, confiscate
send to coventry

    Hyphenation

    send to Cov·en·try

    Turkish pronunciation

    send tı kʌvıntri

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsend tə ˈkəvəntrē/ /ˈsɛnd tə ˈkʌvəntriː/

    Etymology

    () Some believe that the phrase dates from the English Civil War, when a military prison was located in that city. Others say it dates from the 18th century, when Coventry was the nearest town to London that lay outside the jurisdiction of the Bow Street Runners and so London criminals would flee to Coventry to escape arrest.
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