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beat the drum

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beat the drum
to attract attention The president said he will beat the drum to build public support for his education program.
Usage notes: sometimes followed by for: Who is beating the drum for the parents' rights act?
See also: beat, drum


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And oft have I longed to pin them fast with the jagged gold-wires of lightning, that I might, like the thunder, beat the drum upon their kettle- bellies:--
 
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