warm someone up

tv. to prepare an audience for another—more famous—performer. This man Bennett is a superb choice to warm up the audience.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Arnifrid	-	Ancient Germanic
Darija	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Kelvin	['kelvin]
StefÁNia	-	Hungarian
Alpin	['ælpin]
Wum	WUM	Limburgish