of one's own will

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• of one's own will — phrasal or of one s own free will : of one s own accord : voluntarily …   Useful english dictionary

• one's own sweet will — phrasal : one s own wish or intention disposing of it in the fullness of time at his own sweet will Edward Sapir …   Useful english dictionary

• of one's own free will — VOLUNTARILY, willingly, readily, freely, without reluctance, without compulsion, of one s own accord, of one s own volition, of one s own choosing. → free will * * * phrasal see of one s own will …   Useful english dictionary

• one's own undoing —    If you do something that is the cause of your own failure, loss or downfall, it is your own undoing. You can blame nobody but yourself.     If he continues to gamble like that, it will be his own undoing …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• of one's own accord — or[of one s own free will] {adv. phr.} Without suggestion or help from anyone else; without being told; voluntarily. * /On her mother s birthday, Betsy did the dishes of her own accord./ * /But Johnny hates baths. I can t believe he would take… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• of one's own accord — or[of one s own free will] {adv. phr.} Without suggestion or help from anyone else; without being told; voluntarily. * /On her mother s birthday, Betsy did the dishes of her own accord./ * /But Johnny hates baths. I can t believe he would take… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• To take one's own course — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• of one's own free will — See: OF ONE S OWN ACCORD …   Dictionary of American idioms

• of one's own free will — See: OF ONE S OWN ACCORD …   Dictionary of American idioms

• of\ one's\ own\ free\ will — • of one s own accord • of one s own free will adv. phr. Without suggestion or help from anyone else; without being told; voluntarily. On her mother s birthday, Betsy did the dishes of her own accord. But Johnny hates baths. I can t believe he… …   Словарь американских идиом

• To hold one's own — Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English