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
Rachel	RAY-chəl (English), ra-SHEL (French), RAH-khəl (Dutch)	English, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Peter	PEE-tər (English), PE-ter (German, Slovak), PAY-tər (Dutch)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical
Foote	[fut]
Desiree	dez-i-RAY	English
Avag	-	Armenian
Harriet	['hæriət]