nail someone to a cross

nail someone to a cross
nail someone to a cross & nail someone('s hide) to the wall
Fig. to punish or scold someone severely. (Literally, to crucify someone or to nail someone's skin to the wall like that of a captured animal.) •

That guy was really mad. He really nailed you to a cross.

She must hate your guts. She sure nailed your hide to the wall.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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