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
Edit	E-dit (Swedish)	Hungarian, Swedish
Dismas	-	Judeo-Christian Legend
Kaarina	KAH:-ree-nah	Finnish
Zevadyah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Alise (2)	-	English (Rare)
Jourdain	-	French