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
Menachem	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Felipinho	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Amon-Ra	-	Egyptian Mythology (Anglicized)
Archibald	['a:tʃibɔ:ld]
Atanase	-	Romanian
Alecia	ə-LIS-yə, ə-LIS-ee-ə, ə-LISH-ə, ə-LEE-shə	English