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Send someone to Coventry Sending someone to Coventry is an unkind way of showing disapproval by ignoring them and not speaking to them. The saying is thought to come from a time when soldiers were sent to an English city called Coventry, where they were not popular, and so were not spoken to by the local people. “His brothers were very angry with him for taking their computer games without asking. They sent him to Coventry for the rest of the afternoon. But at tea-time, we talked about it, apologies were made, and everyone was friends again.”

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Metaphor	Send someone to Coventry
Question Meaning	What do you mean?
Meaning	Sending someone to Coventry is an unkind way of showing disapproval by ignoring them and not speaking to them.
Question Explanation	Why does it mean this?
Explanation	The saying is thought to come from a time when soldiers were sent to an English city called Coventry, where they were not popular, and so were not spoken to by the local people.
Question Example	Example
Example	“His brothers were very angry with him for taking their computer games without asking. They sent him to Coventry for the rest of the afternoon. But at tea-time, we talked about it, apologies were made, and everyone was friends again.”

Coventry Send Sending Unkind Showing Disapproval Ignoring Speaking