"march to the beat of one's own drum" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: marches to the beat of one's own drum [present, singular, third-person], marching to the beat of one's own drum [participle, present], marched to the beat of one's own drum [participle, past], marched to the beat of one's own drum [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} march to the beat of one's own drum (third-person singular simple present marches to the beat of one's own drum, present participle marching to the beat of one's own drum, simple past and past participle marched to the beat of one's own drum)
  1. Alternative form of march to the beat of a different drum Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: march to the beat of a different drum
    Sense id: en-march_to_the_beat_of_one's_own_drum-en-verb-pMkDN1oX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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