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gave someone Hail Columbia

gave someone Hail Columbia is the simple past of give someone Hail Columbia.

Meaning of give someone Hail Columbia

Verb

give someone Hail Columbia (third-person singular simple present gives someone Hail Columbia, present participle giving someone Hail Columbia, simple past gave someone Hail Columbia, past participle given someone Hail Columbia)

  1. (US, idiomatic, informal, transitive) To scold someone severely.
    • The teacher gave her students Hail Columbia over their poor test scores.

Questions about gave someone Hail Columbia

What is gave someone Hail Columbia the simple past of?
Gave someone Hail Columbia is the simple past of give someone Hail Columbia.

Words near gave someone Hail Columbia in the dictionary

  1. gave someone five
  2. gave someone goss
  3. gave someone gray hair
  4. gave someone grey hair
  5. gave someone grief
  6. gave someone Hail Columbia
  7. gave someone hell
  8. gave someone his gruel
  9. gave someone his hat
  10. gave someone Jesse
  11. gave someone Jessie

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