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march to the beat of a different drumTo do things in one's own way regardless of societal norms and expectations.Rate it:

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March to the Beat of a Different DrummerDo the things in your own way, don’t consider other people, to believe in different way, different attitude than other personsRate it:

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a different ballparkSomething totally unrelated or of a vastly different scale or scope.Rate it:

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same sh*t, different dayThe same everyday problems, just a diffrent day.Rate it:

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same, same, but differentIt's the same thing, but with some differences.Rate it:

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(The terms for the different ages of man are infans, puer, adulescens, iuvenis, senior, senex, grandis natu.)Rate it:

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different as chalk and cheeseTwo things which are superficially alike but very different in substance.Rate it:

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different strokesDifferent touches.Rate it:

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different strokesDifferent styles adapted to a specific situation.Rate it:

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horse of a different colorAn unrelated or only incidentally related matter with distinctly different significance.Rate it:

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Horse of a Different ColourTotally different from something, to come out different from what is being observedRate it:

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insanity starts when you do different things and the results are the same.InsanityRate it:

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sing a different tunechange one's opinion about or attitude toward someone or something.Rate it:

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“wine was the grape that wanted to be different.”WineRate it:

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actions speak louder than wordsPeople will believe what you do more than they will hear what you say. They will not believe you if you say one thing and do something different than what you say..Rate it:

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c'est le jour et la nuitThey are as different as chalk and cheese.Rate it:

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chalk and cheeseSaid of things that are superficially alike but very different in substance.Rate it:

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run arounda female who sees many different men at the same timeRate it:

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whole 'nother ball of waxAn entirely different matter altogether; a separate issue or sub-issue from the topic being discussed, usu. one that would take too long to explain properly; a matter to be dealt with at a later time.Rate it:

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run aboutTo be very busy doing many different things.Rate it:

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like chalk and cheeseAlternative form of different as chalk and cheese.Rate it:

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split upsplit into smaller groups or to go in different directionsRate it:

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all roads lead to romedifferent paths can take one to the same goalRate it:

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ask roundTo enquire about something to different people.Rate it:

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branch outTo attempt something new or different, but related.Rate it:

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ebony and ivoryTwo different things coexisting in harmonyRate it:

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lump togetherTo put different items or groups together and treat them, or think of them as one single group.Rate it:

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make overTo renovate or to convert to a different use.Rate it:

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run aroundTo be very busy doing many different things.Rate it:

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your mileage may varyTo express a possible difference in taste, "this is just my opinion, your opinion may be different".Rate it:

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bridgeA valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.Rate it:

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take awayTo remove something and put it in a different place.Rate it:

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against the grainContrary to what is expected; especially, of behavior different from what society expects.Rate it:

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ask aroundTo enquire about something to different people.Rate it:

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connect the dotsto understand the relationship between different ideas or experiencesRate it:

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have one's fingers in many piesto be involved in many different things.Rate it:

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on opposite sides of the barricadesOf starkly different, opposite views on an issue.Rate it:

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bed them downTo ​lie down ​somewhere, usually ​somewhere different from where you usually ​sleep, in ​order to go to ​sleep.Rate it:

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opposites attractpeople who are completely different make ideal partners.Rate it:

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there's no accounting for tastesDifferent people like different things The world would be incomplete if everyone were alike. Diversity is essential.Rate it:

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mix apples and orangesTo mix two totally different things.Rate it:

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a bird may love a fish, but where will they build their home?It's too hard to make a relationship work when two people are so vastly different. Similar variations end by saying "...where will they build their nest?" and "...where will they build their home together?"Rate it:

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ab aliquo in re publica dissentireto hold different views in politics.Rate it:

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all nationsA composition of all the different spirits sold in a dram-shop, collected in a vessel into which the drainings of the bottles and quartern pots are emptied.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/I'm an X, not a YClarifies that one is X, while dissociating oneself from Y. X and Y are usually professions or beliefs, and significantly different from one another.Rate it:

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autre pays, autres mœursLes règles, les lois et les coutumes diffèrent selon les pays.Rate it:

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barrelThe quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons; of crude oil 42 gallons.Rate it:

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beauty is in the eye of the beholderIndividuals have different inclinations on what is beautiful. Individuals have different beauty standards.Rate it:

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Beauty is in the Eye of the BeholderThere is no specific standard to measure beauty. So, if a person sees a beautiful thing it is not necessary that it is found beautiful by other too. They might have different opinions, as every person has his own ideas and approach.Rate it:

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boo booshort for Boo Boo Bear, cartoon character Yogi Bear's sidekick from the show Huckleberry Hound, 1958; this phrase is capitalized. It means something different when not capitalized; See also: boo booRate it:

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