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
Agassi	['ægəsi]
Toviyyah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Louise	loo-EEZ (French, English), loo-EE-se (Danish)	French, English, Danish, Swedish, Dutch
Oluwakanyinsola	-	Western African, Yoruba
Arastoo	-	Persian
Pier	PYER (Italian), PEER (Dutch)	Italian, Dutch