beat/bang the drum for

phrase

: 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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But the more these authors bang the drum for standing out for standing out’s sake, the more tedious their books become. Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 Adesanya also continues to bang the drum for a UFC Africa event. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 There is no need for this writer or any other to bang the drum for this undiscovered rookie. Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024 After their previous triumph was completed in Karachi, Stokes was in a great position to bang the drum for his cinematic vision of Test cricket. Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 That tour is meant both to demonstrate the viability of fuel-cell cars and to beat the drum for a refilling network. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2011

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