Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To prime the pump 

The correct answer is: Encourage the growth or action of something

Key Points

• The idiom 'To prime the pump' means to stimulate or encourage the initial growth or action of something. (किसी चीज़ की प्रारंभिक वृद्धि या क्रिया को उत्तेजित या प्रोत्साहित करना)
  • For example: I added some fuel to the car's engine to prime the pump before starting it.
• It is often used in reference to economic activity, where priming the pump refers to increasing government spending to stimulate economic growth.
• The phrase is believed to have originated from the practice of pumping water from a well, where priming the pump involved adding water to the pump to create suction and start the flow of water.
• This idiom can also be used metaphorically in non-economic contexts, such as encouraging creativity or productivity in a team.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.

Additional Information

• "Manipulate someone to achieve success" is not an accurate meaning of the idiom "to prime the pump."
• "To use a pump efficiently" is not an accurate meaning of the idiom "to prime the pump."
• "Ask others to be ambitious" is not an accurate meaning of the idiom "to prime the pump."