(a) mind of your own

(a) mind of your own
a mind of (your) own the ability to act or think independently.

I advised her to take the job offer, but she has a mind of her own, so I don't know what she'll decide.

Usage notes: sometimes used humorously of things that are not alive to suggest that they can think or act:

My hair seems to have a mind of its own this morning.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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