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To send someone to Coventry is an idiom used in England meaning to deliberately ostracise someone. Typically, this is done by not talking to them, avoiding their company, and acting as if they no longer exist. In essence, and by modern parlance, to ‘blank’ someone. Coventry is a cathedral city historically in Warwickshire.

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  • Envoyer à Coventry (fr)
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  • To send someone to Coventry is an idiom used in England meaning to deliberately ostracise someone. Typically, this is done by not talking to them, avoiding their company, and acting as if they no longer exist. In essence, and by modern parlance, to ‘blank’ someone. Coventry is a cathedral city historically in Warwickshire. (en)
  • Envoyer quelqu'un à Coventry (en anglais To send someone to Coventry) est une expression de la langue anglaise qui signifie ostraciser une personne de manière délibérée. En règle générale, cela se fait en ne lui adressant pas la parole, en évitant sa compagnie et en agissant comme si elle n'existait plus. Les victimes sont traitées comme si elles étaient complètement invisibles et inaudibles. Dans cette phrase, Coventry fait référence à la ville cathédrale des West Midlands. (fr)
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  • To send someone to Coventry is an idiom used in England meaning to deliberately ostracise someone. Typically, this is done by not talking to them, avoiding their company, and acting as if they no longer exist. In essence, and by modern parlance, to ‘blank’ someone. Coventry is a cathedral city historically in Warwickshire. (en)
  • Envoyer quelqu'un à Coventry (en anglais To send someone to Coventry) est une expression de la langue anglaise qui signifie ostraciser une personne de manière délibérée. En règle générale, cela se fait en ne lui adressant pas la parole, en évitant sa compagnie et en agissant comme si elle n'existait plus. Les victimes sont traitées comme si elles étaient complètement invisibles et inaudibles. Dans cette phrase, Coventry fait référence à la ville cathédrale des West Midlands. (fr)
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