go one's own way

idiom

: to do the things that one wants to do rather than doing the things that other people expect one to do
She was the kind of woman who always went her own way.

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“Go one's own way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20one%27s%20own%20way. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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