beat the drum for

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Definitions of beat the drum for words

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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build up — If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
cry up — to praise highly; extol
make a pitch for — to give verbal support to
make much of — great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.

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