Columbia

give (one) Hail Columbia

To scold someone harshly. "Hail Columbia" is a euphemism for "hell." My mom really gave me Hail Columbia when she saw my report card and found out that I was failing three classes.

give someone Hail Columbia

Inf. to scold someone severely. The teacher gave her students Hail Columbia over their poor test scores. If Miss Ellen finds out I broke her window, she'll give me Hail Columbia for sure!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dante	DAHN-te	Italian
Natalka	-	Ukrainian, Polish
Alton	['ɔ:ltən]
Stipe	-	Croatian
Jean-Marie	-	French
Cilla	SIL-lah (Swedish), SI-lah (Dutch)	Swedish, Dutch