get a rocket

This is quite an old phrase, dating back to WW2 at least. To "get a rocket" is to be scolded or told off, usually by someone in authority; boss, manager, teacher, parent, etc. It may go as far as dismissal.

I think Nigel made another mistake. He's going to get a rocket for that!

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Get the Rocket Launcher

A term used when the funnist kid in the world, Joeseph White, says when he makes fun of English people in Halo 2.

"Get the Rocket Launcher", said Lindsey Phillips.

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