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
AdoraciÓN	-	Spanish
Harry	HER-ee, HAR-ee	English
Manola	mah-NO-lah	Spanish
Pauline	po-LEEN (French), paw-LEEN (English), pow-LEE-nə (German)	French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Sepp	ZEP	German
Maksymilian	mahk-si-MEEL-yahn	Polish