| 释义 |
nail someone‘s hide to the wall nail (one's) hide to the wallTo punish, berate, or hurt one in a very severe fashion for a wrongdoing or transgression. The media is going to nail our hides to the wall if this leaks to the public. The boss nailed my hide to the wall for messing up the Jacobson account. She said she was making it her personal mission to nail the hide of every drug dealer in the city to the wall during her time in office.See also: hide, nail, wallnail someone‘s hide to the wall verbSee nail someone to a crossSee also: hide, nail, wall |