have things too much one's own way

have things too much one's own way

Perhaps they didn't have their feet firm on the ground. Perhaps he was too ready to escape ... into an ambiguous world, ... a world where the conscious mind did not have things too much its own way.(L.P.Hartley)


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  • have things one's own way — Perhaps they didn t have their feet firm on the ground. Perhaps he was too ready to escape ... into an ambiguous world, ... a world where the conscious mind did not have things too much its own way.(L.P.Hartley) …   Idioms and examples

  • have one's feet firm on the ground — be practical or sensible The new sales manager really has his feet on the ground. Perhaps they didn t have their feet firm on the ground. Perhaps he was too ready to escape ... into an ambiguous world, ... a world where the conscious mind did not …   Idioms and examples

  • have one's feet on the ground — be practical or sensible The new sales manager really has his feet on the ground. Perhaps they didn t have their feet firm on the ground. Perhaps he was too ready to escape ... into an ambiguous world, ... a world where the conscious mind did not …   Idioms and examples

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