Ariana Grande's debut set night apart somehow as contrary to norm (7,3,5)
I believe the answer is:
against the grain
'somehow as contrary to norm' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'ariana grande's debut set night apart' is the wordplay.
'debut' suggests taking the first letters.
'apart' indicates anagramming the letters.
The initial letter of 'grandes' is 'g'.
'ariana'+'g'+'set'+'night'='arianagsetnight'
'arianagsetnight' is an anagram of 'AGAINST THE GRAIN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for against the grain that I've seen before include "Contrary to one's nature" , "contrary to natural inclination" , "Saw deal this way, perhaps" , "contrary to one's inclination?" , "not for a malt whisky drinker" .)