send to Coventry

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To ostracize, or systematically ignore someone. idiomatic,transitive
    — The group decided to send the unpopular members to Coventry.

词形变化

sends to Coventry present,singular,third-person sending to Coventry participle,present sent to Coventry participle,past sent to Coventry past

词源

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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