get one's way

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get one's way (third-person singular simple present gets one's way, present participle getting one's way, simple past got one's way, past participle (UK) got one's way or (US) gotten one's way)

  1. (idiomatic) To obtain the circumstances one wishes for.
    My little sister is so spoiled. She always gets her way, even when she misbehaves.
    • 2023 March 22, Nick Brodrick, “Back to the future on the East Lancs?”, in RAIL, number 979, page 49, photo caption:
      Next stop Manchester? This [scene] is a re-creation of the 1960s, but if Rossendale Borough Council gets its way, 21st century DMUs will ferry commuters from the Irwell Valley into the city.

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