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marches to the beat of a different drum

marches to the beat of a different drum is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is marches to the beat of a different drum the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Marches to the beat of a different drum is the third-person singular simple present indicative of march to the beat of a different drum.

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

  1. marcher
  2. marchers
  3. marches
  4. marches on
  5. marches past
  6. marches to the beat of a different drum
  7. marchesa
  8. marchesal
  9. Marchesani
  10. Marchesanis
  11. marchesas

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