"beat the drum for" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-beat the drum for.wav Forms: beats the drum for [present, singular, third-person], beating the drum for [participle, present], beat the drum for [past], beaten the drum for [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten> the drum for}} beat the drum for (third-person singular simple present beats the drum for, present participle beating the drum for, simple past beat the drum for, past participle beaten the drum for)
  1. (idiomatic) To give voice to one's support of; to promote or publicize. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: bang the drum for
    Sense id: en-beat_the_drum_for-en-verb-u0KygOCq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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