beat/bang the drum for

: to strike repeatedly:

: to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain

: to walk on : tread

: a single stroke or blow especially in a series

: a sound produced by or as if by beating (see ¹beat)

: a driving impact or force

: being in a state of exhaustion : exhausted

: sapped of resolution or morale

: of, relating to, or being beatniks

: beatnik

: a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow shell or cylinder with a drumhead stretched over one or both ends that is beaten with the hands or with some implement (such as a stick or wire brush)

: tympanic membrane

: the sound of a drum

: to make a succession of strokes or vibrations that produce sounds like drumbeats

: to beat a drum

: to throb or sound rhythmically

: a long narrow hill or ridge

: drumlin