Phrase: get / have (one's) (own) way

 

"Get their own way"


Meaning

  • To get, believe or do what you want, even though someone else wants something different.
  • If someone gets their way or has their way, nobody can stop them from doing what they want to do. You can also say that someone gets their own way or has their own way.

Synonym: get what you want, do what you want


Example Sentences

  • Samantha always has to get her own way when it comes to dividing responsibilities for group assignments.
  • Toddlers often scream until they get their own way.
  • She always gets her own way in the end.
  • Alright, have it your own way — I’m tired of arguing.
  • He is a spoiled child who always gets his own way.
  • She is very good at using her charm to get her way.
  • My little brother always gets his own way.
  • Don't let the children always get their own way.
  • The companies have been fighting hard to get their way.
  • Trump is threatening another shutdown if he doesn’t get his way.
  • After meeting resistance with her partner about how the business should be run, she decided to get her own way and open her own law firm.
  • Monica is so spoiled — she always gets her own way.
  • Mark still gets his way in the end because he married Karen despite his parents' disapproval.
  • Arnie doesn't want to listen what other people tell him to do. He always gets his own way. 
  • John is so stubborn. He doesn't stop arguing with his parents until he gets his own way.

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