hang (someone) in effigy

hang (someone) in effigy

To protest someone by displaying a representation of them, such as an image or dummy, being hanged. (An "effigy" is such a representation.) In protest of the war, a large group has set about hanging the president in effigy outside the White House.
See also: effigy, hang
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hang someone in effigy

Fig. to hang a dummy or some other figure of a hated person. They hanged the dictator in effigy. The angry mob hanged the president in effigy.
See also: effigy, hang
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • hang in effigy
  • under protest
  • effigy
  • burn (one) in effigy
  • burn in effigy
  • in effigy
  • drag (someone) kicking and screaming
  • drag someone kicking and screaming
  • can too
  • (I) can too