put a rocket under

put a rocket under somebody

(British & Australian)

to do something to make someone hurry We're going to have to put a rocket under Tim if we want to catch that train.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Iskandar	-	Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Mannes	-	Dutch
Harriett	HER-ee-ət, HAR-ee-ət	English
Jure	-	Slovene, Croatian
Dilipa	-	Hinduism
Sophocles	SAHF-u-kleez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)