How to Pronounce "march to the beat of a different drum"
expression
MARCH to the BEET uh DIF-er-uhnt DRUHM
MAHCH to the BEET ov DIF-ruhnt DRUHM
Definition
To act or think in an individual or unconventional way, not following what most people do.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈmɑɹtʃ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbit/ /ˈəv/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdɪfɝənt/, /ˈdɪfɹənt/ /ˈdɹəm
British English
mˈɑːtʃ/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈiːt/ /ˈɒv/ /æɪ/ /dˈɪfɹənt/ /dɹˈʌm
Simplified Pronunciation
US
MARCH to the BEET uh DIF-er-uhnt DRUHM
UK
MAHCH to the BEET ov DIF-ruhnt DRUHM
Listen in Context
She marches to the beat of a different drum and wears very unique clothes.
Tom always marches to the beat of a different drum at work.
My son marches to the beat of a different drum and likes different music.
You can tell Jack marches to the beat of a different drum—he never follows the trends.