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- put a bomb under
put a bomb under
put a bomb under something/somebody
(British & Australian) if you want to put a bomb under someone, you want to make them do things faster I'd like to put a bomb under those solicitors.
See cost a bomb, drop a bombshell
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Cesarina | | che-sah-REE-nah | Italian |
| Agatha | | AG-ə-thə (English) | English, Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Olubunmi | | - | Western African, Yoruba |
| Burton | | BURT-ən | English |
| Iudith | | - | Biblical Latin |
| Cassidy | | KAS-i-dee | English (Modern) |