Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
warm someone up — warm (someone) up to cause someone to become more relaxed and friendly. It is a good idea to warm up an audience with a few amusing stories before talking about serious things. Do you think meditation might help warm him up before he gets out… … New idioms dictionary
warm someone up — entertain an audience to make them more receptive to the main act. → warm … English new terms dictionary
warm someone up — the compère warmed up the crowd: ENLIVEN, liven, stimulate, animate, rouse, stir, excite; informal get going. → warm … Useful english dictionary
warm someone's heart — warm/gladden/someone’s heart mainly literary phrase to make someone feel happy Thesaurus: to make someone happy or happiersynonym Main entry: heart … Useful english dictionary
warm up to someone — warm up to (someone/something) to begin to like or enjoy someone or something. It took a couple of days for us to warm up to each other, but now we re very good friends. Some people have warmed up to the idea of extending the school year, but… … New idioms dictionary
warm up to something — warm up to (someone/something) to begin to like or enjoy someone or something. It took a couple of days for us to warm up to each other, but now we re very good friends. Some people have warmed up to the idea of extending the school year, but… … New idioms dictionary
warm up to — (someone/something) to begin to like or enjoy someone or something. It took a couple of days for us to warm up to each other, but now we re very good friends. Some people have warmed up to the idea of extending the school year, but many still… … New idioms dictionary
warm up — warm (someone) up to cause someone to become more relaxed and friendly. It is a good idea to warm up an audience with a few amusing stories before talking about serious things. Do you think meditation might help warm him up before he gets out… … New idioms dictionary
warm — adjective 1》 of or at a fairly or comfortably high temperature. 2》 (of clothes or coverings) made of a material that helps the body to retain heat. 3》 having or showing enthusiasm, affection, or kindness. 4》 (of a colour) containing red, yellow,… … English new terms dictionary
warm — [wôrm] adj. [ME < OE wearm, akin to Ger warm < IE base * gwher , hot > Gr thermē, heat, thermos, warm, theros, summer, L formus, warm, fornax, furnace] 1. a) having or giving off a moderate degree of heat [a warm iron, warm coffee] b)… … English World dictionary
