Texan construction workers put a rocket up Team SpaceX over 'unpaid bills'

Re:Texan construction workers put a rocket up Team SpaceX ov... by sparrish on Friday July 19, 2024 @01:42PM (#41009007)

What does 'put a rocket up' mean in that headline?

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Re:Texan construction workers put a rocket up Team SpaceX ov... by ianburrell on Friday July 19, 2024 @01:53PM (#41009144)

Wiktionary has UK slang definition of rocket of "A severe reprimand; a telling-off."

I found quotes for "put a rocket up" that suggest it is UK slang. And pretty common since BBC has article for "How women students put a rocket up Cambridge".

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Re:Texan construction workers put a rocket up Team SpaceX ov... by nozzlegear on Friday July 19, 2024 @02:11PM (#41009332)

I assumed it meant "put a rocket up their ass", a clever SpaceX-themed play on the phrase "put a boot up/in their ass".

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Re:Texan construction workers put a rocket up Team SpaceX ov... by tocs3 on Friday July 19, 2024 @01:55PM (#41009166)

Sort of "Poke with a stick". Some contractors are filing leans against SpaceX assets in hopes of getting money owed.

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