warm up

warm up  {v.}

1. Разогревать готовую еду.

Mr. Jones was so late that his dinner got cold; his wife had to warm it up.

When the children had left for school, their mother warmed up the breakfast coffee.

2. Становиться дружелюбным или заинтересованным.

It takes an hour or so for some children to warm up to strangers.

As he warmed up to his subject, Tom forgot his bashfulness.

3. Разминаться или практиковаться перед игрой или другим мероприятием.

The dancers began to warm up fifteen minutes before the performance.