march to (the beat of) a different drum
march to (the beat of) a different drum
To do something, act, or behave in a manner that does not conform to the standard, prevalent, or popular societal norm. My brother's eschewed the idea of a full-time career and has had every oddball job you could think of, but then he's always been happy marching to the beat of a different drum. Look, I respect the fact that you like to march to a different drum, but do you have to make a point of doing everything in a counter-cultural way?
See also: beat, different, drum, march
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- march
- march to (one's) own beat
- march to (the beat of) (one's) own drum
- march to a different beat
- march to (the beat of) a different tune
- march to a different tune
- drummer
- march to a different drummer
- march to a different drummer/drum
- march to (the beat of) a different drummer