priming

Related to priming: priming pump

prime (someone or something) with (something)

To prepare someone or something (for some action or activity) by supplying them or it with something. You'll need to prime the lawn mower with three pumps of gasoline before you will be able to start it. He primed me with various pieces of advice and information ahead of my meeting with the prime minister.

prime the pump

To take action that encourages the growth of something or helps it to succeed. While the government was forced to slash public expenditures following the major economic crash, they've recently begun priming the pump again across the public sectors. The only way we'll get this project off the ground is if one of the directors of the company primes the pump.

See also: prime, pump

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

prime the pump

Encourage the growth or action of something, as in Marjorie tried to prime the pump by offering some new issues for discussion. In the late 1800s this expression originally was used for pouring liquid into a pump to expel the air and make it work. In the 1930s it was applied to government efforts to stimulate the economy and thereafter was applied to other undertakings.

See also: prime, pump

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

prime the pump

mainly AMERICAN, JOURNALISM

COMMON If someone primes the pump, they take action to help something succeed or develop, usually by spending money on it. He said he would consider priming the pump through increased spending on roads or housing if the economy declined more rapidly than expected. Note: You can also talk about pump-priming, or say that someone pump-primes an economy or a project. I think we are going to have to do some more pump-priming in order to get the economy going. The plan offers a way of pump-priming an economy which is growing too slowly. Note: To prime a water pump means to pump it until it is full of water and all the air has been forced out, so that it is ready to be used.

See also: prime, pump

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

prime the pump

stimulate or support the growth or success of something, especially by supplying it with money.

This phrase is used literally of a mechanical pump into which a small quantity of water needs to be poured before it can begin to function.

1977 Tom Sharpe The Great Pursuit Significance is all…Prime the pump with meaningful hogwash.

See also: prime, pump

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

prime the ˈpump

give somebody, an organization, etc. financial help in order to support a project, business, etc. when it is beginning: The government should really prime the pump in new high technology projects. That’s the only way they’ll be able to survive in the current economic climate. ▶ ˈpump-priming noun: The nation is relying on pump-priming to get the economy started.Originally, this was a way of making a pump work properly by adding water to it.

See also: prime, pump

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

prime the pump

Informal

To encourage the growth or action of something.

See also: prime, pump

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

See also:

(someone or something) promises well
a/the feel of (something)
(I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
(have) got something going (with someone)
a straw will show which way the wind blows
accompanied by
accompanied by (someone or something)
accompany
a crack at (someone or something)
all right

References in periodicals archive

The time course of affective priming with pictures is not directly relevant to the specific aims of this study, although our findings add to prior research in two respects.

Our data demonstrate that affective priming occurs early and despite variations in perceptual and semantic differences between a prime and a probe.

Affective priming with liked and disliked persons: Prime visibility determines congruency and incongruency effects.

Affective priming as an indirect measure of food preferences acquired through odor conditioning.

The affective priming effect: Automatic activation of evaluative information in memory.

A time course analysis of the affective priming effect.

Affective priming with subliminally presented pictures.

Affective priming with pictures of emotional scenes: the role of perceptual similarity and category relatedness

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释义	priming Related to priming: priming pump prime (someone or something) with (something) To prepare someone or something (for some action or activity) by supplying them or it with something. You'll need to prime the lawn mower with three pumps of gasoline before you will be able to start it. He primed me with various pieces of advice and information ahead of my meeting with the prime minister. See also: prime prime the pump To take action that encourages the growth of something or helps it to succeed. While the government was forced to slash public expenditures following the major economic crash, they've recently begun priming the pump again across the public sectors. The only way we'll get this project off the ground is if one of the directors of the company primes the pump. See also: prime, pump Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. prime the pump Encourage the growth or action of something, as in Marjorie tried to prime the pump by offering some new issues for discussion. In the late 1800s this expression originally was used for pouring liquid into a pump to expel the air and make it work. In the 1930s it was applied to government efforts to stimulate the economy and thereafter was applied to other undertakings. See also: prime, pump The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. prime the pump mainly AMERICAN, JOURNALISM COMMON If someone primes the pump, they take action to help something succeed or develop, usually by spending money on it. He said he would consider priming the pump through increased spending on roads or housing if the economy declined more rapidly than expected. Note: You can also talk about pump-priming, or say that someone pump-primes an economy or a project. I think we are going to have to do some more pump-priming in order to get the economy going. The plan offers a way of pump-priming an economy which is growing too slowly. Note: To prime a water pump means to pump it until it is full of water and all the air has been forced out, so that it is ready to be used. See also: prime, pump Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. prime the pump stimulate or support the growth or success of something, especially by supplying it with money. This phrase is used literally of a mechanical pump into which a small quantity of water needs to be poured before it can begin to function. 1977 Tom Sharpe The Great Pursuit Significance is all…Prime the pump with meaningful hogwash. See also: prime, pump Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary prime the ˈpump give somebody, an organization, etc. financial help in order to support a project, business, etc. when it is beginning: The government should really prime the pump in new high technology projects. That’s the only way they’ll be able to survive in the current economic climate. ▶ ˈpump-priming noun: The nation is relying on pump-priming to get the economy started.Originally, this was a way of making a pump work properly by adding water to it. See also: prime, pump Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary prime the pump Informal To encourage the growth or action of something. See also: prime, pump American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: (someone or something) promises well a/the feel of (something) (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you (have) got something going (with someone) a straw will show which way the wind blows accompanied by accompanied by (someone or something) accompany a crack at (someone or something) all right References in periodicals archive The time course of affective priming with pictures is not directly relevant to the specific aims of this study, although our findings add to prior research in two respects. Our data demonstrate that affective priming occurs early and despite variations in perceptual and semantic differences between a prime and a probe. Affective priming with liked and disliked persons: Prime visibility determines congruency and incongruency effects. Affective priming as an indirect measure of food preferences acquired through odor conditioning. The affective priming effect: Automatic activation of evaluative information in memory. A time course analysis of the affective priming effect. Affective priming with subliminally presented pictures. Affective priming with pictures of emotional scenes: the role of perceptual similarity and category relatedness
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