go your own way

go your own way
go your own way
: to do the things that you want to do rather than doing the things that other people expect you to do

She was the kind of woman who always went her own way.

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go your own ˈway idiom
to do as you choose, especially when sb has advised you against it

It's best to let her go her own way if you don't want a fight.

Main entry:wayidiom

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