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
Rini	-	Dutch
Jodie	JO-dee	English
ThÉOtime	te-o-TEEM	French
Mordecai	MAWR-də-kie (English)	Biblical, Hebrew
Leonore	le-o-NO-rə	German
Ally (2)	AL-ee	Scottish