2020 · Q37
Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the most appropriate expression.
Prime the pump
EnglishIdioms and Phrases
- ATo do something in order to make something succeed
- BTo do good things to succeed in life
- CTo do something in order to get bad things done
- DAsking people to do things to make something succeed
Explanation
'Prime the pump' means to do something in order to make a larger process succeed (to stimulate it) — option A. Option B is vague moralizing, C inverts the meaning, and D narrows it to merely asking people.