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
Cam (1)	-	Vietnamese
Lagle	-	Estonian
RadomiŁA	rah-daw-MEE-wah	Polish
Baltimore	['bɔ:ltimɔ:]
Brendon	BREN-dən	English
Alphaeus	al-FEE-əs (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin