take a ride to Tyburn
take a ride to Tyburn · takes a ride to Tyburn · took a ride to Tyburn · taken a ride to Tyburn · taking a ride to Tyburn
To be executedTo be executed.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, idiomatic)To be executed.
He took a ride to Tyburn for stealing that purse.
Origin
The phrase originated from Tyburn, an ancient village outside London, where from at leastThe phrase originated from Tyburn, an ancient village outside London, where from at least 1330 to the 18th century public executions took place. Prisoners would typically be led from the city of London in an open cart to the infamous "Tyburn Tree", a triple gallows, under which a noose would be placed around their neck and the cart, in which they had been transported to the site, would be driven away, causing them to strangle to death.
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Forms
takes a ride to Tyburn, taking a ride to Tyburn, took a ride to Tyburn, taken a ride to Tyburn| Base form | take a ride to Tyburn · to take a ride to Tyburn |
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| 3rd person singular | takes a ride to Tyburn |
| Present participle | taking a ride to Tyburn |
| Past simple | took a ride to Tyburn |
| Past participle | taken a ride to Tyburn |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | take a ride to Tyburn |
| he, she, it | takes a ride to Tyburn |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | took a ride to Tyburn |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have taken a ride to Tyburn |
| he, she, it | has taken a ride to Tyburn |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will take a ride to Tyburn |
Synonyms
15 synonymsLessons 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