beat the drum for
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beat the drum for (third-person singular simple present beats the drum for, present participle beating the drum for, simple past beat the drum for, past participle beaten the drum for)
- (idiomatic) To give voice to one's support of; to promote or publicize.
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Further reading
- “beat/bang the drum for”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “beat the drum for”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.