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nail to a cross
nail someone to a cross
and nail someone('s hide) to the wallFig. 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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Iason | | - | Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin |
Bai | | - | Chinese |
AntÍA | | an-TEE-a | Galician |
Issac | | IE-zək | English |
Zinat | | - | Arabic, Persian |
Demetra | | - | Italian, Romanian, Greek |