Dictionary of American idioms

NAIL SOMEONE('S HIDE) TO THE WALL

nail someone('s hide) to the wall: 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.

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