Dictionary of American idioms

NAIL SOMEONE TO A CROSS

nail someone to a cross: translation

nailsomeoneto a cross&nailsomeone('shide) 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.

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


  1. nail someone to a cross—nail someone to a cross expr infml Shes that mad shes gonna nail you to a cross Она так разозлилась что готова тебя растерзать...Англо-русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
  2. nail someone to a cross—expr infml Shes that mad shes gonna nail you to a cross Она так разозлилась что готова тебя растерзать...Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики