- pump (someone) up
- tv. & in. to excite someone; to make someone enthusiastic.□ The coach gave a pep talk to pump the layers up for the big game.□ Tom pumped us up at the sales meeting.
Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
pump (someone) up
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pump someone up — pump (someone/something) up to improve someone s or something s performance. Athletes can take drugs to pump themselves up, but there are huge risks involved. Everett hopes the new products will pump up corporate sales … New idioms dictionary
pump someone up — pump (someone) up to make someone very interested or enthusiastic. Our coach talks with every team member before a game, offering advice and trying to pump them up. Taylor s band came out and pumped up the crowd … New idioms dictionary
pump someone or something full of something — pump (someone or something) full of (something) : to fill (someone or something) with (something) by using a pump They pumped the balloon full of helium. often used figuratively He pulled out a gun and threatened to pump them full of bullets/lead … Useful english dictionary
pump someone's stomach — pump someone’s stomach phrase to empty someone’s stomach using a piece of medical equipment called a stomach pump Thesaurus: to perform a medical test, treatment or operationhyponym Main entry: pump … Useful english dictionary
pump someone full of lead — pump bullets into someone or pump someone full of lead informal to shoot someone many times with a gun … English dictionary
pump someone full of something — informal phrase to put a lot of a substance, especially a drug, into someone’s body He had been pumped full of sedatives. Thesaurus: to take, prescribe or administer a medicinehyponym Main entry: pump … Useful english dictionary
pump someone full of lead — pump/fill someone full of lead informal phrase to shoot someone with a lot of bullets Thesaurus: to shoot someone or somethingsynonym types of gun and general words for gunhyponym Main entry: lead … Useful english dictionary
pump someone's stomach — to empty someone s stomach using a piece of medical equipment called a stomach pump … English dictionary
pump someone full of something — informal to put a lot of a substance, especially a drug, into someone s body He had been pumped full of sedatives … English dictionary
pump someone's hand — shake a person s hand vigorously … Useful english dictionary
