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nail to a cross

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nail someone to a cross

 and nail someone('s hide) to the wall

Fig. to punish or scold someone severely. (Literally, to crucify someone or to nail someone's skin to the wall like that of a captured animal.) That guy was really mad. He really nailed you to a cross. She must hate your guts. She sure nailed your hide to the wall.

See also: cross, nail