I spent a lot of time beating the drum for our plans for the future.
•The senator is only banging the drum for his special interests.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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
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
bang — bang1 S3 [bæŋ] n 1.) a sudden loud noise caused by something such as a gun or an object hitting a hard surface ▪ There was a loud bang outside the kitchen door. 2.) a painful blow to the body when you hit against something or something hits you … Dictionary of contemporary English
drum — [[t]drʌ̱m[/t]] ♦♦♦ drums, drumming, drummed 1) N COUNT: oft the N A drum is a musical instrument consisting of a skin stretched tightly over a round frame. You play a drum by beating it with sticks or with your hands. 2) N COUNT: usu with supp A… … English dictionary
drum — drum1 [drʌm] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from Dutch trom] 1.) a musical instrument made of skin stretched over a circular frame, played by hitting it with your hand or a stick ▪ a big bass drum ▪ 1000 people marched, beating drums and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
drum — 1 noun (C) 1 a musical instrument made of skin stretched over a circular frame that you hit with your hand or a stick: the steady rhythmic beating of the drums 2 something that looks like a drum, especially part of a machine: The brake drums are… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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
drum — I. /drʌm / (say drum) noun 1. a musical instrument consisting of a hollow body, often covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks. 2. any hollow tree or… …
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