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
Waleria	vah-LER-yah	Polish
Mtendere	mten-DAY-ray	Southern African, Chewa
Polyxene	-	Greek Mythology
Parris	PER-is, PAR-is	English (Rare)
Maximiliano	mahk-see-mee-LYAH-no (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Gisilfrid	-	Ancient Germanic