get (one's) (own) way

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get (one's) (own) way

To get or have what one wants; to have things done according to one's personal preference or desires. If Tommy doesn't get his way, he'll start having a tantrum that could last all night. Samantha always has to get her own way when it comes to dividing responsibilities for group assignments.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chelsie	CHEL-see	English (Modern)
Linda	LIN-də (English), LIN-dah (German), LEEN-dah (Italian, Finnish)	English, Dutch, German, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, French, Latvian, Finnish, Hu
Haynes	[heinz]
Nowell	-	English (Rare)
ÁIne	AWN-ye	Irish
Nonus	-	Ancient Roman (Rare)