according to (one's) own lights



according to (one's) own lights

Based on one's beliefs or inclinations. You may not agree with Kara's free-spirited lifestyle, but she has always lived according to her own lights.
See also: accord, lights, own

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ayliff['eilif]
Vincentius-Late Roman
KlaosKLAWSLimburgish
JadenJAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
JerichoJER-i-ko (English)Biblical
Dragutin-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic