drum up


verb
  1. (tr, adverb) to evoke or obtain (support, business, etc) by solicitation or canvassing

Words Nearby drum up

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How to use drum up in a sentence

  • Now fate ordained that Silver Jack for the purposes of his enlightenment should select just this moment to drum up trade.

    Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward White
  • The doctor, he reads it over careful and says she orter drum up trade, all right.

    Danny's Own Story | Don Marquis
  • If a Presbyterian meeting be necessary for your happiness, I'll drum up one on the Island for you.

  • They have ridden the low moon out of the sky; their hoofs drum up the dawn.

    Bransford of Rainbow Range | Eugene Manlove Rhodes
  • It'll take hours before they drum up enough courage to come any closer.

    Adaptation | Dallas McCord Reynolds

Other Idioms and Phrases with drum up

drum up

Bring about by persistent effort, as in I'm trying to drum up more customers, or We have to drum up support for this amendment. This expression alludes to making repeated drumbeats. [Mid-1800s]

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