SSC CGL 2025 PYQ — Question 81

Correct Answer

To subject someone to deliberate social ostracism

Explanation

The idiom 'to send to Coventry' means to deliberately ignore someone, refuse to speak to them, or exclude them from social activities. It is a form of social ostracism used to punish or freeze out an individual within a group. The phrase is believed to have originated in England, where residents of the town of Coventry were historically reported to have refused to speak to captured soldiers or those who were unpopular or unwelcome.