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
Barret	BAR-ət	English (Rare)
Elli (2)	EL-lee	Finnish
Pocahontas	-	History, Native American, Algonquin
Hecuba	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Alke	-	Frisian
Cintia	THEEN-tyah (Spanish), SEEN-tyah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Hungarian