give someone Hail Columbia

See also: give someone Hail, Columbia

English

Verb

give someone Hail Columbia (third-person singular simple present gives someone Hail Columbia, present participle giving someone Hail Columbia, simple past gave someone Hail Columbia, past participle given someone Hail Columbia)

1. (US, idiomatic, informal, transitive) To scold someone severely.

   The teacher gave her students Hail Columbia over their poor test scores.

   If mother finds out I broke the window, she'll give me Hail Columbia for sure!