on the drum
idiomMoney in the form of paper currency or coins, paid immediately at the time and place of a transaction, especially to a soldier as pay or bonuses.
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beat the drum for
To give voice to one's support of; to promote or publicize.
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drum into
To repeat something to a (person) until they accept, remember or understand it.
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drum out
To remove, especially unfairly, from an organization or position of responsibility.
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drum up
To generate or encourage; to campaign for.
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march to the beat of a different drum
To do things in one's own way regardless of societal norms and conventional expectations.