- beat (or bang) the drum of (or for)
- beat (or bang) the drum of (or for)be ostentatiously in support of.→ drum
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beat (or bang) the drum of (or for)
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beat/bang the drum for — to say or write things that strongly support (someone or something) They joined together to beat the drum for their candidate. banging the drum for human rights • • • Main Entry: ↑drum … Useful english dictionary
bang the drum — To indulge in publicity ● drum * * * bang/beat/the drum phrase to publicly show your support for something or someone Thesaurus: to support an idea, plan or personsynonym Main entr … Useful english dictionary
bang the drum (for somebody) — beat/bang the ˈdrum (for sb/sth) idiom (especially BrE) to speak with enthusiasm in support of sb/sth • She s really banging the drum for the new system. Main entry: ↑drumidiom … Useful english dictionary
bang the drum (for something) — beat/bang the ˈdrum (for sb/sth) idiom (especially BrE) to speak with enthusiasm in support of sb/sth • She s really banging the drum for the new system. Main entry: ↑drumidiom … Useful english dictionary
Bang the Drum All Day — Infobox Song Name = Bang the Drum All Day Artist = Todd Rundgren Album = The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect Published = Released = 1983 track no = 7 Recorded = Genre = Pop rock Length = 3:32 Composer = Todd Rundgren Label = Rhino Producer =… … Wikipedia
beat the drum for — I see drum I II beat (or bang) the drum for (or against) be ostentatiously in support of (or in opposition to) he limited campaign contributions in order to beat the drum against political action committees | feminists bang the drum for ‘quality… … Useful english dictionary
beat the drum (for somebody) — beat/bang the ˈdrum (for sb/sth) idiom (especially BrE) to speak with enthusiasm in support of sb/sth • She s really banging the drum for the new system. Main entry: ↑drumidiom … Useful english dictionary
beat the drum (for something) — beat/bang the ˈdrum (for sb/sth) idiom (especially BrE) to speak with enthusiasm in support of sb/sth • She s really banging the drum for the new system. Main entry: ↑drumidiom … Useful english dictionary
beat the drum — phrasal also beat a drum : to declaim as meritorious or especially significant : publicize or argue noisily publicity men beating the drum about the new star beat the drum for him as a candidate * * * bang/beat/the drum … Useful english dictionary
drum — drum1 noun 1》 a percussion instrument sounded by being struck with sticks or the hands, typically cylindrical, barrel shaped, or bowl shaped with a taut membrane over one or both ends. ↘a sound made by or resembling that of a drum. 2》 a… … English new terms dictionary
