drum up

Two men wrestled three large timpani drums up the steps to the space before the altar.

Government sources said that with the chancellor and business secretary at the World Economic Forum in Davos trying to drum up investment, the government wanted to send a signal that it was serious about growth.

And in the wake of his recent troubles, he has drummed up support by denouncing the country’s democratic institutions.

The chancellor was addressing the Commons following her return to the UK from a trip to China to drum up investment.

If Trump is successful at using the lies about New Orleans to drum up political support for his mass deportation, the likely result will be a return to high levels of inflation.