English Explanatory Dictionary

nail someone to the wall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. to punish or discipline extremely harshly.

Word forms

nail someone to the wall nails someone to the wall nailing someone to the wall nailed someone to the wall

Synonyms

have someone's head give someone what for teach someone a lesson amerce castigate chasten chastise come down on correct fix someone's wagon have someone's guts for garters have someone's hide give it to someone give what for gruel malavogue nail someone to the wall penalize penance punish tan someone's hide tar out
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