give a rocket

give somebody a rocket

(British & Australian informal)

to speak angrily to someone about something that they have done (often + for + doing sth) My mum gave me a rocket for tearing my new jeans. (British & Australian informal)

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mina	['mi:nə]
Aleixo	ə-LAY-shoo (Portuguese), a-LAY-shaw (Galician)	Portuguese, Galician
Fadia	-	Arabic
Ibragim	-	Chechen, Ossetian
Kerry	['keri]
Chlodovech	-	Ancient Germanic