send to Coventry
send to Coventry · sends to Coventry · sent to Coventry · sending to Coventry
To ostracize, or systematically ignore someoneTo ostracize, or systematically ignore someone.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To ostracize, or systematically ignore someone.
The group decided to send the unpopular members to Coventry.
Origin
Some believe that the phrase dates from the English Civil War, when a military prison wasSome 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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Forms
sends to Coventry, sending to Coventry, sent to Coventry, sent to Coventry| Base form | send to Coventry · to send to Coventry |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sends to Coventry |
| Present participle | sending to Coventry |
| Past simple | sent to Coventry |
| Past participle | sent to Coventry |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle