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(to) tub-thump

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00:54 Jun 10, 2020
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Journalism
Additional field(s): General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters, Slang
English term or phrase: (to) tub-thump
Definition from Your Dictionary:
To argue for or promote something vigorously. From the ancient show business custom of actors wandering the streets banging on tubs and drums to draw an audience together.

Example sentence(s):
  • To point this out is to invite irrational anger and abuse from the ranks of dog-whistling reactionaries, who like to tub-thump the lie that racial equality has, or should have, been achieved now that almost 26 years have passed since the advent of South Africa's deeply imperfect democracy. CricBuzz
  • Studios fly out stars and filmmakers to tub-thump new movies via trailers, never-before-seen footage, and in some cases, the finished films themselves. Cinema Con
  • Jean Chretien doesn’t ever need any help in crafting a political tub-thumper. He’s pretty good at that all on his own. Ottawa Sun
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Summary of translations provided
3battere la grancassa per
Nicoletta Aresca


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battere la grancassa per


Definition from Treccani:
fare una chiassosa propaganda, per sé o per altri, con discorsi, articoli di giornale e altre forme di pubblicità (dall'uso che di tale strumento fanno saltimbanchi, giocolieri, imbonitori per attirare gente nelle piazze e nelle fiere)

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Nicoletta Aresca
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Native speaker of: Italian
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