كيف تنطق "prime the pump"

expression

ˈpɹaɪm/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈpəmp

PRYM thuh PUHMP

pɹˈaɪm/ /ðə, ði/ /pˈʌmp

pr-YM thuh PUHMP

التعريف

To encourage growth or activity (especially economic) by taking action to start or boost it, often by investing money or resources at the beginning.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈpɹaɪm/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈpəmp

الإنجليزية البريطانية

pɹˈaɪm/ /ðə, ði/ /pˈʌmp

أمريكي

PRYM thuh PUHMP

بريطاني

pr-YM thuh PUHMP

The government decided to prime the pump by investing in new roads.

They lowered interest rates to prime the pump for business.

The company donated money to local projects to prime the pump of the community.

Sometimes you have to prime the pump with small investments before you see real results.