He finished the marathon in record time; he is just built different.
built different
idiomAble to do things which others cannot; extremely talented or unusual.
Origin
first recorded 21st c.The term was popularized by a July 2020 trend on the video-sharing website TikTok, in which users jokingly claimed to be able to accomplish various improbable tasks as a result of being “built different”.
Most people would have given up after that injury, but she returned to the court even stronger because she is built different.
While his peers struggled to grasp the complex theory, he solved the equation in seconds, proving that his analytical mind was simply built different.
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built like a brick outhouse
Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.
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built like a brick shipyard
Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.
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built like a brick shithouse
Of a man, having a muscular body, particularly with well-developed muscles of the chest, arms and abdominals.
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couldn't be more different
Two entities that have virtually nothing in common.
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different breed of cat
Something entirely different; a whole other thing or matter.
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different drummer
Someone or something that implies individuality, originality, or nonconformity.
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horse of a different color
An unrelated or only incidentally related matter with distinctly different significance.
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march to the beat of a different drum
To do things in one's own way regardless of societal norms and conventional expectations.