warm over

To heat food again after it has already been cooked.

• Warm over the soup for lunch.
• She warmed the leftovers over in a pan.
• Can we warm over yesterday’s stew?

How to use it: warm over something / warm something over (I warmed the stew over for lunch.)

Similar words: reheat, heat up

Common phrases: warm over leftovers, warm over the soup, warm something over

To present old, familiar ideas again as though they were new.

• The speech warmed over old ideas.
• They warmed over the same tired plot in the sequel.
• Why warm over a proposal that failed last year?

How to use it: warm over something (The article merely warms over old arguments.)

Similar words: rehash, recycle

Common phrases: warm over old ideas, warm over an argument

To make something warmer by holding or placing it above a source of heat.

• Warm your hands over the fire.
• She warmed the milk over a low flame.
• We warmed the bread over the glowing coals.

How to use it: warm something over something (We warmed our hands over the fire.)

Similar words: heat

Common phrases: warm something over coals, warm something over flames

To make someone or a place feel warm, comfortable, and pleasant.

• The fire warmed the room over.
• Her gentle smile warmed me over.
• Soft sunlight warmed over the quiet kitchen.

How to use it: warm someone/something over (The fire warmed the little room over.)

Similar words: warm, comfort

Common phrases: warm someone over, warm over the room