take on a life of own

take on a life of its own

to no longer be controlled by anyone Once an earthquake starts, it takes on a life of its own. Someone imagined it, and the idea took on a life of its own.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kazue	kah-zoo-e	Japanese
Fedele	fe-DE-le	Italian
Estelle	es-TEL	English, French
Meuric	-	Welsh
Suresh	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Nepali
Wilfred	WIL-frəd	English