zijn gang gaan

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to go his way”.

Verb

zijn gang gaan

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To do as pleases one; to proceed without obstruction.

   Geen probleem, ga je gang. ― No problem, go ahead.

   De crimineel heeft jarenlang zijn gang kunnen gaan. ― The criminal was able to do as pleases him for years.

Usage notes

• The pronoun varies as expected by person, number and gender; thus the feminine third-person singular, for example, is zij gaat haar gang.

Conjugation

Conjugation of zijn gang gaan: see gaan.

Derived terms

• go your gang