- get one's own way
- cause people to do what you want
He always gets his own way with his younger brothers.
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get one's own way
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get one's own way — ► get (or have) one s (own) way get or do what one wants in spite of opposition. Main Entry: ↑way … English terms dictionary
get (or have) one's (own) way — get or do what one wants in spite of opposition. → way … English new terms dictionary
have one's own way — ► get (or have) one s (own) way get or do what one wants in spite of opposition. Main Entry: ↑way … English terms dictionary
get one's way — ► get (or have) one s (own) way get or do what one wants in spite of opposition. Main Entry: ↑way … English terms dictionary
get one's way — get (or have) one s (own) way get or do what one wants in spite of opposition … Useful english dictionary
way — or go one s way [wā] n. [ME < OE weg, akin to Ger < IE base * weĝh , to go > L vehere, to carry, ride, Gr ochos, wagon] 1. a means of passing from one place to another, as a road, highway, street or path [the Appian Way] 2. room or space … English World dictionary
way — ► NOUN 1) a method, style, or manner of doing something. 2) the typical manner in which someone behaves or in which something happens. 3) a road, track, path, or street. 4) a route or means taken in order to reach, enter, or leave a place. 5) the … English terms dictionary
get — [get; ] also, although it is considered nonstandard by some [, git] vt. GOT, gotten, getting: see usage note at GOTTEN got, got [ME geten < ON geta, to get, beget, akin to OE gietan (see BEGET, FORGET), Ger gessen in vergessen, forget < IE… … English World dictionary
My Own Way (song) — This article is about the Duran Duran song. For other songs with the same title, see My Own Way (disambiguation). My Own Way Single by Duran Duran B side Like an Angel … Wikipedia
hoe one's own row — {v. phr.} To make your way in life by your own efforts; get along without help. * /David s father died when he was little, and he has always had to hoe his own row./ Syn.: PADDLE ONE S OWN CANOE, STAND ON ONE S OWN FEET … Dictionary of American idioms
