beat the drum

VERB

celebrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

honor laud observe perform praise proclaim revere

STRONG

bless carouse commend consecrate dedicate eulogize exalt extol feast fete glorify hallow jubilate keep lionize memorialize party publicize rejoice revel ritualize signalize solemnize

WEAK

blow off steam ceremonialize drink to have a ball kick up one's heels let loose live it up make merry make whoopee mark with a red letter paint the town red raise hell

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blame denounce reproach

STRONG

be sad castigate condemn criticize debase deny disapprove humiliate refuse

WEAK

disregard forget ignore neglect overlook

VERB

have a ball

Synonyms

WEAK

cut loose enjoy feast get down get it on go to town jubilate kick up one's heels let loose let off steam live it up make merry paint the town red party raise hell raise the roof rejoice revel revere

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“She didn’t beat the drum about it. She just did it. It was what she loved.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2023

Daly weighed in as Fed officials have continued to beat the drum for further rate rises aimed at lowering the highest levels of inflation in 40 years.

From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2022

It seems likely he’ll continue to beat the drum of Bitcoin for the foreseeable future — maybe soon he’ll even let people buy ads on Twitter with it.

From The Verge • Aug. 9, 2021

“He beat the drum for the hometown and when other people said, ‘Oh, gosh, we’re dying, the kids aren’t staying,’ Jack never put that in the paper.

From Washington Times • Jan. 20, 2018

As it was, because of our being in mourning for Granny, Mama wouldn’t let me so much as follow the army downtown, much less beat the drum.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

beat the drum

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