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.
See also: Columbia, give, hail

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!
See also: Columbia, give, hail

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Elpidio-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Pihla-Finnish
Nili-Hebrew
Faramund-Ancient Germanic
Feliciafə-LEE-shə (English), fe-LEE-thyah (Spanish), fe-LEE-syah (Latin American Spanish), fe-LEE-chyah (Romanian), fe-LEE-see-ah (Swedish)English, Spanish, Hungarian, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish, Late Roman
Marian (1)MER-ee-ən, MAR-ee-ənEnglish