beat/bang the drum for

idiom

: to say or write things that strongly support (someone or something)
They joined together to beat the drum for their candidate.
banging the drum for human rights

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Adesanya also continues to bang the drum for a UFC Africa event. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 For a Nationals fan who was hoping Lane Thomas might have been part of the future, this paragraph gave me whiplash. G Geoffrey J. · Jul 29 Keith please continue to beat the drum for short-season ball. Keith Law, The Athletic, 29 July 2024

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“Beat/bang the drum for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%2Fbang%20the%20drum%20for. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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