(to) tub-thump

Spanish translation: promover con bombo(s) y platillo(s)

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00:54 Jun 10, 2020

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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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Spanish translation:promover con bombo(s) y platillo(s)

Definition:
1. locs. susts. m. coloqs. Publicidad extrema con que se anuncia o presenta algo. Lo anunciaron con mucho bombo y platillo.

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promover con bombo(s) y platillo(s)

Definition from Real Academia Española:
1. locs. susts. m. coloqs. Publicidad extrema con que se anuncia o presenta algo. Lo anunciaron con mucho bombo y platillo.

Example sentence(s):

Pasados los años, con bombo y platillo, se ha publicado la 23ª edición del Diccionario de la lengua española (DRAE), en todos los países hispanohablantes, después de una profunda revisión que ha durado trece años, en la que han trabajado muchísimas personas de todos los países concernidos. - Granada hoy

Explanation:
En América del Sur, se usa a menudo en plural (con bombos y platillos).

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 20:08
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