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
Eyal	-	Hebrew
Yevdokiya	yev-dah-KEE-yah, eev-dah-KEE-yah	Russian
Lenore	lə-NAWR	English
Olavo	-	Portuguese
Iga	-	Polish
Ogechukwukama	-	Western African, Igbo