battere la grancassa

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Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, beat the bass drum.

Verb

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bàttere la grancassa (first-person singular present bàtto la grancassa, first-person singular past historic battéi la grancassa, past participle battùto la grancassa, auxiliary avére)

  1. (idiomatic) to advertise loudly; to spread the news widely