The sort of guy who marches to a different drum, Dupree complicates life for the newlyweds who get a lot more than they bargain for when they offer him a place to stay.
2006-11-24 02:24:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A person who marches to a different drum is not your average, ordinary person - he or she is a little off kilter with the rest of society.
Someone who gets a lot more than they bargained for. This phrase is used to mean that one's expectations have been exceeded, usually in a negative way. If you rented rooms to a friend and expected that they would be a nice, quiet tenant and they wound up playing their stereo very loud late at night - you got more than you bargained for.
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2006-11-24 02:31:00 · answer #1 · answered by Serendipity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you March your steps are in time with the beat of the drums. If everyone is marching with the same drum beat there steps are all the same. But if there is someone marching with you only he hears a different drum beat his steps will not be the same and therefore he will stand out as different. Getting more than you bargain for simply means that they made a deal or sgreement for something which they received, but they also received some extras that they were not expecting when they were bargaining.
2006-11-24 10:29:09 · answer #2 · answered by kingsteve14 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
March to a different drum means they don't mind doing things a little differently.
Getting more than you bargain for means that you do something and there are consequences you hadn't thought of.
2006-11-24 10:31:48 · answer #3 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have some good answers here. I recommend the "Dictionary of Idioms." It explains everyday idioms from English. My students love it.
2006-11-24 16:15:08 · answer #4 · answered by cassidysgodmom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋