Idiom
drum up
Meaning
To generate or encourage; to campaign for.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The store owner tries to drum up more business with a sale.”
“The charity organized a local event to drum up support for their new community project.”
“The politician spent the entire summer traveling across the state to drum up enthusiasm for his upcoming campaign among undecided voters.”
Examples
simple
“The store owner tries to drum up more business with a sale.”
contextual
“The charity organized a local event to drum up support for their new community project.”
complex
“The politician spent the entire summer traveling across the state to drum up enthusiasm for his upcoming campaign among undecided voters.”
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