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idiomstrokesdifferent strokes for different folksspoken used in order to say that people are different, and you should not treat them the same or expect them to behave in the same way:Your way of dealing with your kids worked for you - it takes different strokes for different folks.Faldo concentrates fiercely on the game, while Crenshaw is always more relaxed; different strokes for different folks, and each is a champion.paint sth in broad strokes(also draw, sketch etc sth in broad strokes)to describe something in a general way, not giving a lot of details:The movie only paints Dillinger's character in broad strokes, so we never really understand what makes him do the horrendous things he does.Marx only sketches in broad strokes the characteristics of the second stage of communism.
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stroke tv. & in. to flatter someone; to soothe and comfort someone. She “strokes” everybody to keep them on her side during the bad times. - a stroke of luck
- arrive (somewhere) (up)on the stroke of (some time)
- arrive on the stroke of some time
- at a (single) stroke
- at a/one stroke
- at one stroke
- at the stroke of (some specific time)
- be in the short strokes
- broad (brush) strokes
- broad strokes
- different strokes
- different strokes (for different folks)
- Different strokes for different folks
- down to the short strokes
- finishing touch
- have a stroke
- in broad (brush) strokes
- Little strokes fell great oaks
- no accounting for tastes, there is no
- no accounting for tastes, there's
- not do a stroke
- not do a stroke (of work)
- not do a stroke of work
- on the stroke of (some specific time)
- on/at the stroke of eight, midnight, etc.
- put (one) off (one's) stride
- put (one) off (one's) stroke
- put one off one's stride
- put somebody off their stride/stroke
- put someone off their stroke
- short strokes
- stroke
- stroke (one) the wrong way
- stroke (one's) ego
- stroke ego
- stroke of business
- stroke of fortune
- stroke of genius
- stroke of genius, a
- stroke of luck
- stroke of work
- stroke someone the wrong way
- with broad strokes
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