drum something up

drum something up
drum something up
to obtain something by attracting people's attention to one's need or cause. •

I shall try to drum up support for the party.

You shall have to drum up new business by advertising.

I need to do something to drum some business up.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • drum something up — attempt to obtain something by canvassing or soliciting: → drum …   English new terms dictionary

  • drum something into somebody — ˈdrum sth into sb derived to make sb remember sth by repeating it a lot of times • We had it drummed into us that we should never talk to strangers. Main entry: ↑drumderived …   Useful english dictionary

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  • drum into — ˌdrum ˈinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they drum into he/she/it drums into present participle drumming into past tense …   Useful english dictionary

  • drum into someone — drum (something) into (someone) to teach something to someone by frequent repetition. Firefighters rely on training that s drummed into them through repeated exercises …   New idioms dictionary

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