a kick in the butt

also a kick in the pants

forceful encouragement to do something She knows when we need a kick in the butt to get this done right. Luckily, you can add memory and give your computer a real kick in the pants without spending a ton of money.

Related vocabulary: a pat on the back

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
DobrosŁAwa	daw-braw-SWAH-vah	Polish
Blackburn	['blækbə:n]
Archelaos	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Sundar	-	Tamil, Indian, Hindi
Ashwin	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
Iker	-	Basque