have one's way

have one's way: verb

a) to obtain the circumstances one wishes for; to do what one wishes to do, or to have others do what one wishes them to do.

He held out to me a bowl of steaming broth, that filled the room with a savour sweeter, ten thousand times, to me than every rose and lily of the world; yet would not let me drink it at a gulp, but made me sip it with a spoon like any baby. Thus while I drank, he told me where I was, namely, in an attic at the Why Not?, but would not say more then, bidding me get to sleep again, and I should know all afterwards. And so it was ten days or more before youth and health had their way, and I was strong again; and all that time Elzevir Block sat by my bed, and nursed me tenderly as a woman. So piece by piece I learned the story of how they found me.

b) to make love with someone

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have one's way — To carry one s point, get what one wants • • • Main Entry: ↑way … Useful english dictionary
have one's way with — ► have one s way with humorous have sexual intercourse with. Main Entry: ↑way … English terms dictionary
have one's way with — idi have one s way with, to have sexual intercourse with, esp. through cajolery or intimidation … From formal English to slang
have 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
have one's way with — humorous have sex with. → way … English new terms dictionary
have one's way — obtain what one requests; do as one pleases … English contemporary dictionary
have one's way with — humorous have sexual intercourse with (someone) (typically implying that it is against their wishes or better judgment) … Useful english dictionary
have it your way — have it your (own) way [in imperative] informal used to indicate angrily that although one disagrees with something someone has said or proposed, one is not going to argue further have it your way we ll go to Princetown … Useful english dictionary
have one's way with — verb To engage in sexual intercourse with … Wiktionary
One Shenton Way — One Shenton Way, February 2011 General information Status Under construction … Wikipedia

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