march to a different drummer in English

Forms: marches to a different drummer [present, singular, third-person], marching to a different drummer [participle, present], marched to a different drummer [participle, past], marched to a different drummer [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} 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)

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"march to a different drummer" meaning in English

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