give someone Hail Columbia
To scold someone severely.
The teacher gave her students Hail Columbia over their poor test scores.
columbia
UK /kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/ US /kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/
name 5
Definitions
name
1
America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Christopher Columbus.
2
A female personification of the United States.
3
A river in British Columbia, Canada and in Washington and Oregon, United States, flowing from the Canadian Rockies to the Pacific Ocean.
4
District of Columbia. The federal capital region of the United States of America, including Washington, D.C.
5
Several places in the United States.
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