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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aava	-	Finnish
Alexandrina	al-əg-zan-DREE-nə (English)	Portuguese, English (Rare)
Beti	-	Macedonian
Vasiliki	-	Greek
Riordan	-	Irish
Milosh	-	Medieval Slavic