Different strokes (for different folks) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "different strokes (for different folks)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-02-11 04:02

Meaning of Different strokes (for different folks)

Different strokes (for different folks) American proverb

Different people like or do different things.

I've never enjoyed playing instruments, but different strokes for different folks.

My sister likes swimming, but I hate it. Different strokes for different folks- I think.

My grandfather spends all of his spare time reading newspapers. That is something I would never do, but different strokes for different folks.

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stand/stick out like a sore thumb

If someone or something stands/sticks out like a sore thumb, they are so noticeable that the surrounding people and things notice them.

 

rip/tear up the rulebook

To do something differently

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If a person imitates what you do, it means that person loves or admires you a lot.
a world away (from something)

To be totally different from something.

strike (one's) fancy

If you like something very much or find something appealing or interesting to you, it strikes your fancy.

Origin of Different strokes (for different folks)

This proverb was employed as a slogan in a Texan drug misuse project in the early 1970s.

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