burn (one) in effigy
To set on fire something that symbolizes a person who one opposes. In protest of the war, a large group has set about burning the president in effigy.
What does effigy name mean?
effigy \EFF-uh-jee\ noun. : an image or representation especially of a person; especially : a crude figure representing a hated person.
Is effigy A image?
As nouns the difference between image and effigy
is that image is an optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture while effigy is a dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
