Idiom
different drummer
Meaning
Someone or something that implies individuality, originality, or nonconformity.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He marches to the beat of a different drummer.”
“She never follows the latest fashion trends because she prefers to march to the beat of a different drummer.”
“While his peers pursued traditional corporate careers, he marched to the beat of a different drummer, choosing instead to live as an artist in a remote village.”
Examples
simple
“He marches to the beat of a different drummer.”
contextual
“She never follows the latest fashion trends because she prefers to march to the beat of a different drummer.”
complex
“While his peers pursued traditional corporate careers, he marched to the beat of a different drummer, choosing instead to live as an artist in a remote village.”
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