send to Coventry
Refuse all acknowledgment
To send someone to Coventry is to deliberately ignore or ostracize them, refusing to speak to or acknowledge their presence: After he informed on his coworkers, they sent him to Coventry.
The phrase is primarily British.
The silent treatment may be temporary punishment or sustained shunning by a group.
- snubDeliberate dismissive rejection
- blackballExclude by negative vote
- ostracizeExclude from a group
- rejectDismiss as unsuitable
- ignoreRefuse to notice
give the cold shoulder · shun · cold shoulder · turn one's back on · silent treatment · radio silence · cut · outcasting · banishment · social death · exile · shut out · isolate · exclude · social exclusion · persona non grata · estrangement · cut off
send to Coventryembrace
Hold closely in arms
include · accept · befriend · integrate · roll out the red carpet
send to Coventryacknowledge
Confirm receipt or truth
speak to · give the time of day · talk to · greet · address