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march to a different drummer

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march to a different drummer (third-person singular simple present marches to a different drummer, present participle marching to a different drummer, simple past and past participle marched to a different drummer)

  1. Alternative form of march to the beat of a different drum
    • 1981 December 27, Wade Nichols, “Victorian Imperialism”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 23, page 5:
      Some say history repeats itself, that time is cyclical. Others cling to the notion of progress and change over time . Apparently Nancy Walker marches to a different drummer — marches backwards, hat is. Her ideas on art and society seem quaint and odd on the one hand and, on the other, petty and regressive.