- get your own way
- get (your) own way
to succeed in being allowed to do what you want.
He's enormously likable and charming and usually gets his own way.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
get your own way
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get your own way — get/have your own ˈway idiom to get or do what you want, especially when sb has tried to stop you • She always gets her own way in the end. Main entry: ↑wayidiom … Useful english dictionary
have/get your own way — have/get your (own) way : to get or do what you want to get or do despite the desires, plans, etc., of other people If I had my way, students at the school would all wear uniforms. often disapproving He is a spoiled child who always gets his… … Useful english dictionary
get your own back — british informal phrase to do something bad to someone because they did something bad to you He was bitter, determined to get his own back. Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way they treat yousynonym Main entry: own * * * get your own … Useful english dictionary
have your own way — get/have your own ˈway idiom to get or do what you want, especially when sb has tried to stop you • She always gets her own way in the end. Main entry: ↑wayidiom … Useful english dictionary
get own way — get (your) own way to succeed in being allowed to do what you want. He s enormously likable and charming and usually gets his own way … New idioms dictionary
have/get your way — have/get your (own) way : to get or do what you want to get or do despite the desires, plans, etc., of other people If I had my way, students at the school would all wear uniforms. often disapproving He is a spoiled child who always gets his… … Useful english dictionary
get your act together — informal phrase to organize your life or work in a better way, especially by having clear goals and a plan for achieving them If you want to be finished by Monday, you’ll have to get your act together. Thesaurus: to organize your own… … Useful english dictionary
Your Own Thing — Infobox Musical name= Your Own Thing subtitle= caption= Australian Program music= Hal Hester Danny Apolinar lyrics= Hal Hester Danny Apolinar book= Donald Driver basis= Shakespeare s Twelfth Night productions= 1968 Off Broadway 1969 Australia… … Wikipedia
get your house in order — put/set/get/your house in order old fashioned phrase to improve the way that you behave or do things, especially before criticizing how other people behave or do things Thesaurus: to organize your own affairssynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
way — 1 /weI/ noun METHOD 1 (C) a method of doing something: These vegetables can be cooked in several different ways. | At that time, the Pill was the easiest way of ensuring effective contraception. | I ve altered the way I teach science. | I ll tell … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
