单词 | beat the drum for |
释义 | beat the drum forSEE SYNONYMS FOR beat the drum for ON THESAURUS.COM Praise, promote, publicize, as in He's always beating the drum for his division, which actually has done very well. This term transfers the literal striking of a drum for ceremonial or other purposes to touting the virtues of a person, group, or product. [Mid-1900s] Words nearby beat the drum forat someone's feet, be, beat the air, beat the band, beat the bushes for, beat the clock, beat the drum for, beat the Dutch, beat the living daylights out of, beat the meat, beat the pants off, beat the rap The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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