Idiom
march to the beat of a different drum
Meaning
To do things in one's own way regardless of societal norms and conventional expectations.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He always marches to the beat of a different drum.”
“She never follows fashion trends because she prefers to march to the beat of a different drum.”
“Throughout his long career, the artist consistently marched to the beat of a different drum, ignoring critics who demanded he conform to traditional styles.”
Examples
simple
“He always marches to the beat of a different drum.”
contextual
“She never follows fashion trends because she prefers to march to the beat of a different drum.”
complex
“Throughout his long career, the artist consistently marched to the beat of a different drum, ignoring critics who demanded he conform to traditional styles.”
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