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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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Jeff Conine, who won two World Series titles with the then-Florida Marlins, beat the drum to get the crowd going just before game time.

From Washington Times • May 22, 2023

“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

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