marchtoadifferentdrummer (third-person singular simple presentmarches to a different drummer,present participlemarching to a different drummer,simple past and past participlemarched to a different drummer)
- Alternative form ofmarch to the beat of a different drum.
1981 December 27, Wade Nichols, “Victorian Imperialism”, inGay Community News, volume 9, number23, page 5:Some say history repeats itself, that time is cyclical. Others cling to the notion of progress and change over time . Apparently Nancy Walkermarches to a different drummer — marches backwards, hat is. Her ideas on art and society seem quaint and odd on the one hand and, on the other, petty and regressive.
