march to (the beat of) a different drum



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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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Danko-Croatian, Serbian
CreeKREEEnglish (Rare)
Juozas-Lithuanian
HellaHE-lah (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Yevgen-Ukrainian
Hotaruho-tah-ṙooJapanese