go on one's merry way

idiom

1
: to leave a place
Soon I'll go on my merry way.
2
often disapproving : to continue doing what one has been doing
She just goes on her merry way, loving men and then breaking their hearts.

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“Go on one's merry way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20on%20one%27s%20merry%20way. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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