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nail (one) to the wall nail (one) to the wallTo punish, berate, or hurt one in a very severe fashion for a wrongdoing or transgression. As one of her first orders of business, the new president has sworn to nail cyber-criminals to the wall. The boss nailed me to the wall for messing up the Jacobson account.See also: nail, wallnail someone to the wall INFORMALIf someone nails you to the wall, they make you suffer, because they are very angry with you. If he could not pay off his debt, they would nail him to the wall.See also: nail, someone, wallnail somebody to the ˈwall (informal) punish somebody and/or make them suffer because you are very angry with them: I’m going to nail him to the wall for what he’s done!See also: nail, somebody, wallnail someone to the wall verbSee nail someone to a crossSee also: nail, someone, wall |