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Phrase(s): 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs