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    [Verb]  | "beat" | \ ˈbēt \


    1: to strike repeatedly:

    2: to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain —often used with up

    3: to walk on : tread

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English beten, from Old English bēatan; akin to Old High German bōzan to beat;

    [Phrase]  | "beat the drum (for)" 


    1: to provide publicity for;


      * e.g., " ... Customers began beating the drum for for the new restaurant and it soon became a huge success. "



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     [ "beat like a drum" ]

    1: Something that is beat (but expressed here as a simile pun). Tired, old, oldfashioned, boring, lame, played-out.

      * e.g.,  ... That bar (or party) was beat like a drum. 

     [ "marching to the beat of his own drum" ]

    1: a common euphemism for masturbation.

      * e.g.,  ... “You know, I’ve been called a maverick — someone known for marching to the beat of his own drum,” McCain said to cheers. 

     [ "beats the drums" ]

    1: An expression that shows one thinks something is good or bongoes. The thing that is bongoes performs the phrase. When used in the past tense, it can either be "beats the drums" or "beat the drums" interchangeably.

      * e.g.,  ... "That game last night was really good, it really beats the drums." 

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