beat the drum for someone/something



beat the drum for someone/something

tv. to promote or support someone or something. I spent a lot of time beating the drum for our plans for the future.
See also: beat, drum

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ElinE-lin (Swedish, Norwegian)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Welsh
Bracha-Hebrew
TitTEETRussian
Genevieve['dʒenəvi:v]
Yaroslavayah-rah-SLAH-vah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic
Mihai-Romanian