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
Gerald	JER-əld (English), GE-rahlt (German)	English, German
Feofan	-	Russian (Archaic)
Boitumelo	-	Southern African, Tswana
Rolf	RAWLF (German)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
KreŠImir	-	Croatian
Magdolna	-	Hungarian