rocket

be not rocket science

To not be a pursuit, activity, or endeavor that requires extraordinary skill or intelligence. Look, all you need to do is reformat the hard drive on your computer. It isn't rocket science! Sure, it took a little bit of time to figure out, but reinstalling the modem wasn't rocket science or anything.

rocket science

A pursuit, activity, or endeavor that requires extraordinary skill or intelligence. Most often used in the negative to imply the opposite. Look, all you need to do is reformat the hard drive on your computer. It isn't rocket science! I thought it would be simple enough to fix the car's engine on my own, but this turned out to be like rocket science to me!

rocket up

To make very rapid progress in some area. They're such a popular band that their new single is just rocketing up the charts.

rocket (in)to something

1. Lit. [for a projectile] to ascend into the sky or into space; [for something] to shoot rapidly into something. The space shuttle rocketed into space. The locomotive rocketed into the darkness.

2. Fig. [for someone] to ascend rapidly into something, such as fame or prominence. Jill rocketed into prominence after her spectacular performance on the guitar. She will undoubtedly rocket to success.

rocket something into something

to send something somewhere-usually into space-by rocket. The government rocketed the satellite into space. Someone suggested rocketing our waste into space.

it doesn't take a rocket scientist to do something

also you don't have to be a rocket scientist to do something

it is easy to understand something It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that fewer and fewer schools can afford to maintain competitive athletic programs.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form it's not rocket science: A five year old could put this puzzle together - it's not rocket science.

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)

go like a rocket

(Australian)

if a machine goes like a rocket, it works very well 'How's the new computer?' 'Great, goes like a rocket.'

it doesn't take a rocket scientist

also you don't have to be a rocket scientist

if you say that it doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand something, you mean that it is obvious (usually + to do sth) Drugs equals crime. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out.

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.

blow snot rockets

and blow a snot rocket

tv. to blow gobs of nasal mucus from one nostril at a time by blocking off the other nostril with a thumb. Bob is always blowing snot rockets! How crude! He tried to blow a snot rocket at the dog, but it kept right on barking.

blow a snot rocket

verb

See blow snot rockets

crotch-rocket

n. a motorcycle. (For some, only foreign motorcycles are so called.) I can buy a nice car for less than you paid for that crotch-rocket.

pocket-rocket

n. the penis. (Usually objectionable.) He held his hands over his pocket-rocket and ran for the bedroom.

rice-rocket

n. a Japanese motorcycle; a crotch-rocket from Japan. He added a crack-rack to his rice-rocket.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ern	URN	English
Bernadett	-	Hungarian
Finella	-	Scottish
Eliza	i-LIE-zə (English), e-LEE-zah (Polish)	English, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Cleo	['kli:əu]
Col	-	Medieval English