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 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 — verb To engage in sexual intercourse with … Wiktionary
One Shenton Way — One Shenton Way, February 2011 General information Status Under construction … Wikipedia
have one's head screwed on (the right way) — informal have common sense. → screw … English new terms dictionary
have one's head screwed on the right way — ► have one s head screwed on (the right way) informal have common sense. Main Entry: ↑screw … English terms dictionary
have one's head screwed on — ► have one s head screwed on (the right way) informal have common sense. Main Entry: ↑screw … English terms dictionary

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