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
Sammi	SAM-ee	English (Rare)
Zenia	['zi:niə]
Ayomide	-	Western African, Yoruba
Ioubal	-	Biblical Greek
Jan (2)	JAN	English
Anne (1)	AHN (French), AN (English), AN-ne (Danish), AHN-ne (Finnish), AH-nə (German), AHN-nə (Dutch)	French, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque