go one's own way
Choose personal path
To go one's own way is to act independently, following personal desires or judgment rather than conforming to others' expectations: After college, we went our own ways.
The phrase can describe amicable parting—people or groups separating to pursue different paths—or stubborn independence: She refused advice and went her own way.
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- choiceAct of selecting
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- dissentDisagreement with authority
break away · autonomy · unconventionality · volition · authenticity · self-awareness · self-expression · individuality · lone wolf · stand apart · maverick · free will · march to a different drummer · freedom · defiance · trailblazing · blaze a trail · resolve
go one's own wayfollow the crowd
Adopt majority behavior
conform · fall in line · toe the line · go with the flow · follow suit
go one's own waystick together
Remain in alliance
stay together · tag along · go along · keep together · band together
go one's own wayfollow orders
follow the leader · submit · obey · follow in someone's footsteps · acquiesce
goes, gone, ones, oneness, owners, owning, disown, disowned, wayward