march to the beat of a different drum
To do things in one's own way regardless of societal norms and conventional expectationsTo do things in one's own way regardless of societal norms and conventional expectations.
» The soldiers were marching to the beat of the drum.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To do things in one's own way regardless of societal norms and conventional expectations.
aus der Reihe tanzen, aus der Art schlagen
идти́ свои́м путёмidtí svoím putjóm, идти́ не в но́гу с други́миidtí ne v nógu s drugími
Examples
2 sentencesThe soldiers were marching to the beat of the drum.
The punk girl clearly marched to the beat of her own drum.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
marches to the beat of a different drum, marching to the beat of a different drum, marched to the beat of a different drum, marched to the beat of a different drum| Base form | march to the beat of a different drum · to march to the beat of a different drum |
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| 3rd person singular | marches to the beat of a different drum |
| Present participle | marching to the beat of a different drum |
| Past simple | marched to the beat of a different drum |
| Past participle | marched to the beat of a different drum |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | march to the beat of a different drum |
| he, she, it | marches to the beat of a different drum |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | marched to the beat of a different drum |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have marched to the beat of a different drum |
| he, she, it | has marched to the beat of a different drum |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will march to the beat of a different drum |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.