get own way



get your own way

to succeed in being allowed to do what you want He's enormously likable and charming and usually gets his own way.
See also: get, own, way

get your own way

to succeed in persuading other people to let you do what you want She sulks every time she doesn't get her own way. I wanted to watch a movie, but Chris got his own way and we spent the afternoon watching the football.
See also: get, own, way

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dalibor-Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Damian['deimiən]
MalloryMAL-ə-reeEnglish (Modern)
Koios-Greek Mythology
Aristarkh-Russian
AnnabelleAN-ə-bel (English)English, French