get one's way

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Also, get or have one's own way. Be allowed to or make others do as one wishes. For example, Two-year-olds often scream until they get their own way, or All right, I give in—have it your own way. [Late 1500s]

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get one's head examined, get one's money's worth, get one's own back, get one's teeth into, get one's walking papers, get one's way, get one's wires crossed, get on someone's good side, get on someone's nerves, get on the bandwagon, get on the stick

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