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
Sierra	see-ER-ə	English (Modern)
Elton	['eltən]
Lauritz	-	Danish, Norwegian
Mala	-	Indian, Hindi
Zdenko	-	Slovak, Slovene, Croatian
Shelly	['ʃeli]