nail someone to the wall en · VERB
Meanings
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to punish or discipline extremely harshly.
They would find him with the file he never sent in, nail him to the wall. There would be no time for explanations. His unmarked body would be found floating down the Charles
2000, Alvin L. Ureles, The Mizar Project, page 209:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nailed someone to the wall | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| nailed someone to the wall | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| nails someone to the wall | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| nailing someone to the wall | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
tar out · teach someone a lesson · have someone's head · penance · give it to someone · malavogue · have someone's hide · correct · teach someone a lesson · punish · have someone's guts for garters · castigate · give what for · tan someone's hide · give someone what for · give someone what for · amerce · gruel · have someone's head · chastise · chasten · fix someone's wagon · nail someone to the wall · come down on · penalize