march to the beat of one's own drummer in English

Forms: marches to the beat of one's own drummer [present, singular, third-person], marching to the beat of one's own drummer [participle, present], marched to the beat of one's own drummer [participle, past], marched to the beat of one's own drummer [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} march to the beat of one's own drummer (third-person singular simple present marches to the beat of one's own drummer, present participle marching to the beat of one's own drummer, simple past and past participle marched to the beat of one's own drummer)

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

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