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marched to the beat of a different drum

marched to the beat of a different drum is the simple past and past participle of march to the beat of a different drum.

Meaning of march to the beat of a different drum

Verb

march to the beat of a different drum (third-person singular simple present marches to the beat of a different drum, present participle marching to the beat of a different drum, simple past and past participle marched to the beat of a different drum)

  1. (idiomatic) To do things in one's own way regardless of societal norms and conventional expectations.
    • Siegfried and Roy, two nuts from Germany, are out of their wealthy little minds. They live in a mansion whose ceiling is painted like the Sistine Chapel, with either Siegfried or Roy (who can remember?) in place of Adam. Roy has a "meditation chamber" (the rest of us have dressing rooms) furnished...1994 January 10, Penn Jillette, “Las Vegas: Tonight! Miracles, Live!”, in Time

Questions about marched to the beat of a different drum

What is marched to the beat of a different drum the simple past and past participle of?
Marched to the beat of a different drum is the simple past and past participle of march to the beat of a different drum.

Words near marched to the beat of a different drum in the dictionary

  1. Marchbankses
  2. Marche
  3. marched
  4. marched on
  5. marched past
  6. marched to the beat of a different drum
  7. marchedst
  8. Marchella
  9. Marchelle
  10. Marchena
  11. Marchenas

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