folk

(home) folks

Rur. one's family, especially one's parents. It sure is good to see the home folks again. Sally went to visit her folks.

Different strokes for different folks.

Prov. Different people like different things.; Different people live in different ways. My neighbor spends all his free time working in his garden. I would never want to do that, but different strokes for different folks.

See also: different, stroke

Idle people have the least leisure. and Idle folk have the least leisure.

Prov. If you are not energetic and hardworking, you will never have any free time, since you will have to spend all your time finishing your work. My grandmother always told me not to dawdle, since idle people have the least leisure.

See also: have, idle, least, leisure, people

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(It's) different strokes for different folks.  (mainly American)

something that you say which means that different people like or need different things I've never enjoyed winter sports, but different strokes for different folks.

See a whole new ball game, be chalk and cheese, march to a different drummer, be another different kettle of fish

See also: different, stroke