Idiom
give someone Hail Columbia
Meaning
To scold someone severely.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My boss gave me Hail Columbia for arriving late again.”
“After the students broke the classroom window, the principal gave them Hail Columbia for their reckless behavior.”
“The stern captain gave the crew Hail Columbia for their failure to secure the cargo before the storm hit the harbor.”
Examples
simple
“My boss gave me Hail Columbia for arriving late again.”
contextual
“After the students broke the classroom window, the principal gave them Hail Columbia for their reckless behavior.”
complex
“The stern captain gave the crew Hail Columbia for their failure to secure the cargo before the storm hit the harbor.”
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