Columbia

give (one) Hail Columbia

To scold someone harshly. "Hail Columbia" is a euphemism for "hell." My mom really gave me Hail Columbia when she saw my report card and found out that I was failing three classes.

give someone Hail Columbia

Inf. to scold someone severely. The teacher gave her students Hail Columbia over their poor test scores. If Miss Ellen finds out I broke her window, she'll give me Hail Columbia for sure!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rodger	RAH-jər	English
Vaughan	[vɔ:n]
Alanbrooke	['a:ləmbruk]
Carolyn	KER-ə-lin, KAR-ə-lin	English
Ephrath	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Henrikas	-	Lithuanian