كيف تنطق "send to coventry"

expression

ˈsɛnd/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈkəvəntɹi

SEND tuh KUHV-en-tree

sˈɛnd/ /tˈuː/ /ˈkʌvəntri

SEND too KUHV-en-tree

التعريف

To deliberately ignore someone by not talking to them or interacting with them, usually as a group punishment or social exclusion.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈsɛnd/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈkəvəntɹi

الإنجليزية البريطانية

sˈɛnd/ /tˈuː/ /ˈkʌvəntri

أمريكي

SEND tuh KUHV-en-tree

بريطاني

SEND too KUHV-en-tree

The whole class sent him to Coventry after he broke the rules.

If you keep lying, your friends might send you to Coventry.

She felt hurt when her colleagues sent her to Coventry at lunch.

After the argument, everyone just sent him to Coventry—no one would even say hello.