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see IN EFFIGY.
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): burn someone in effigy to burn a dummy or other figure that represents a hated person. • For the third day in a row, they burned the king in effigy. • Until they have burned you in effigy, you can’t really be considered a famous leader.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs