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
Aditi	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada
Xaviera	-	English (Rare)
Cornelia	kawr-NE-lee-ah (German), kor-NE-lyah (Italian), kawr-NAY-lee-ah (Dutch), kər-NEE-lee-ə (English), kər-NEEL-yə (English)	German, Romanian, Italian, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman
Galya	-	Russian
Rod	[rɔd]
Laetitia	-	Late Roman, French