get one's way
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Verb
[edit]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)
- (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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[edit]obtain the circumstances one wishes for
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