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give (one) Hail 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.
See also: Columbia, give, hail

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HelÉNa-Hungarian
Joetta-English
Remaorə-MAWLimburgish
Olympias-Ancient Greek
Makara-Khmer
Paulien-Dutch
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