How to Pronounce "send to coventry"
expression
ˈsɛnd/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈkəvəntɹi
SEND tuh KUHV-en-tree
sˈɛnd/ /tˈuː/ /ˈkʌvəntri
SEND too KUHV-en-tree
Definition
To deliberately ignore someone by not talking to them or interacting with them, usually as a group punishment or social exclusion.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsɛnd/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈkəvəntɹi
British English
sˈɛnd/ /tˈuː/ /ˈkʌvəntri
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SEND tuh KUHV-en-tree
UK
SEND too KUHV-en-tree
Listen in Context
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.