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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yevgeny	yev-GYE-nee, eev-GYE-nee	Russian
Pedro	PE-dro (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Hitomi	hee-to-mee	Japanese
Leo	['li(:)əu]
Lieven	-	Flemish
LinnÉA	lin-NE-ah	Swedish