Many years ago a prospector needing water came across an old rundown shack. Near it was a well with an old-fashioned pump. Attached to the pump was a tin can with a note inside that said, “This pump ...

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What better time to "prime the pump" than the beginning of a new year. It's a time of refreshed ambitions, renewed resolutions and the reassurance of a better tomorrow. Before the advent of the public ...

Did you know President Trump invented the phrase "priming the pump?" He did so in the last few days, actually, according to himself: [The Economist]: ... It's okay if the tax plan increases the ...

Merriam-Webster is continuing its tour of President Donald Trump’s word usage. Their latest effort to correct the President with facts involves the key phrase: “priming the pump.” In an interview with ...

WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump took credit in an interview for coining the phrase “prime the pump,” seemingly unaware that it was popularized during the Great Depression more than 80 years ago ...

President Donald Trump took credit in an interview for coining the phrase "prime the pump," seemingly unaware that it was popularised during the Great Depression more than 80 years ago and has been ...