prime the pump
[英][praim ? p?mp][美][pra?m ?i p?mp]
v.采取措施使某事發展;
例句:
1.
Instead, it's more likely to prime the pump.
恰恰相反，這是放長線釣大魚的策略。
2.
The law of diminishing returns applies to every known human activity,including government decisions to prime the pump.
報酬遞減法則適用於所有已知的人類活動，當然也包括政府對市場註水的決定。