Words meaning to put pressure on somebody to do something he ought to have done but hasn’t: “He’s a whole week late. I’m going to ________.”
| GET AFTER HIM | 7 |
| GET ON HIM | 6 |
| LIGHT A FIRE UNDER HIM | 6 |
| GIVE HIM A SHOVE | 3 |
| BUILD A FIRE UNDER HIM | 2 |
| GIVE HIM A KICK | 2 |
| JOG HIS MEMORY | 2 |
| GET HIM GOING | 1 |
| GIVE HIM A BLENDER | 1 |
| JACK HIM UP | 1 |
| LAY ON HIM | 1 |
| LEAN ON HIM | 1 |
| RATTLE HIS CAGE | 1 |
| READ HIM THE RIOT ACT | 1 |
| SPUR HIM ON | 1 |
| SQUEEZE HIM | 1 |
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