get one's way

get one's way
(get (или have) one's (own) way (тж. have it one's own way))
(с)делать, поступать по-своему, настоять, поставить на своём, идти своим путём, гнуть свою линию; добиться своего; см. тж. follow one's own way и one's own way

‘I am not the fellow you think I am.’ ‘All right, old boy, have it your own way.’ (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Lion's Skin’) — - Я не тот, за кого вы меня принимаете. - Что ж, старина, пусть будет так.

...mum got her own way and made him promise to toe the line. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 7) — ...мама настояла на своем и взяла с отца слово, что он будет ее слушаться.

If she had her way, there would be only women in the government. (M. Dickens, ‘The Angel in the Corner’, ch. 11) — Если бы это зависело от миссис Бейти, в состав правительства вошли бы одни женщины.

Stephen knows only too well that his father and Horst will stop at nothing to get their own way. (D. Cusack, ‘Headwave in Berlin’, ch. 21) — Штефан слишком хорошо знает: если отец и Хорст что-нибудь задумают, они ни перед чем не остановятся.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • get one's way — ► get (or have) one s (own) way get or do what one wants in spite of opposition. Main Entry: ↑way …   English terms dictionary

  • get one's way — get (or have) one s (own) way get or do what one wants in spite of opposition …   Useful english dictionary

  • get one's hand in — phrasal : to regain one s skill in an activity by practice after playing no tennis for some years, it took him time to get his hand in * * * get one s hand in 1. To get control of the play so as to turn one s cards to good use 2. To get into the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • get in one's way — See: IN ONE S WAY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get in one's way — See: IN ONE S WAY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get\ in\ one's\ way — See: in one s way …   Словарь американских идиом

  • get one's own way — ► get (or have) one s (own) way get or do what one wants in spite of opposition. Main Entry: ↑way …   English terms dictionary

  • have one's way — To carry one s point, get what one wants • • • Main Entry: ↑way …   Useful english dictionary

  • get one’s lumps — tv. to get the result or punishment one deserves. (See also take one’s lumps.) □ If she keeps acting that way, she’ll get her lumps. □ We will see that Dave gets his lumps …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • get one's money's worth — verb a) In a transaction, to receive a good or service which is considered to be of a value equal to or greater than the amount of money expended. Goodenoughs partizans, however, observed that he got his moneys worth out of every man he employed; …   Wiktionary

  • get one's jollies — vb to derive enjoyment, obtain sensual sat isfaction. The gratification referred to in this phrase is often less innocuous than the lighthearted nature of the words might imply. ► It s not my Idea of a good time, but If that s how you get your… …   Contemporary slang


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