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 there to speak?

• send something flying
• send to Coventry
• send to the showers
• send your love to
• send your love to someone
• separate out the men from the boys
• separate the men from the boys
• separate the sheep from the goats
• separate the wheat from the chaff
• serve right
• serve someone right
• serve time
• serve up
• serve up something
• serve you right
• set about
• set about doing something
• set about something
• set alarm bells ringing
• set apart
• set apart from someone
• set aside
• set aside something
• set back
• set back something