nail to the wall

nail somebody to the wall

to punish or hurt someone severely I was so angry, I just wanted to nail the crooks to the wall.

nail somebody to the wall

(informal)

to punish or hurt someone severely because you are very angry with them I didn't care about why they did it, I just wanted to nail the guys that robbed me to the wall.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Armor	['a:mə]
SÉAghdha	SHAY	Irish
Olympia	-	Greek, Slovak
Iacchus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Mack (1)	MAK	English
Antono	ahn-TO-no	Esperanto