bang the drum

To voice one's support for something. Quit banging the drum for that candidate—he is simply not qualified for the job.

bang/beat the drum

to speak eagerly about something that you support (often + for ) Once again she was banging the drum for pre-school nurseries. The opposition parties are always beating the environmental drum.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Diniz	-	Portuguese
Valora	vah-LO-rah	Esperanto
Thad	[θæd]
Varfolomei	-	Russian (Rare)
Reinald	-	Ancient Germanic
Ptolemais	-	Ancient Greek