bang/beat the drum

bang the drum

To voice one's support (for someone or something). Quit banging the drum for that candidate—he is simply not qualified for the job. At first the legislation didn't seem to have much support, but recently I've seen some people banging the drum online. Though we are vehemently opposed to another shopping center, a lot of people in the neighborhood have been banging the drum.

See also: bang, drum

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bang the drum

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beat the drum

If you bang the drum or beat the drum for something or someone, you support them strongly and publicly. The trade secretary promised to `bang the drum for industry'. If the French want to beat the drum on behalf of French culture, good luck to them.

See also: bang, drum

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012

bang/beat the ˈdrum (for somebody/something)

(especially British English) speak with enthusiasm in support of somebody/something: She’s really banging the drum for the new system.

See also: bang, beat, drum

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