do one's thing

A form of do one's own thing — To do what one considers to be best suited or most satisfying for oneself; to do what expresses one's distinctive interests or talents; to do as one chooses.

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Meanings

verbdo one's thing (third-person singular simple present does one's thing, present participle doing one's thing, simple past did one's thing, past participle done one's thing)

present singular third person does one's thing · participle present doing one's thing · past did one's thing · participle past done one's thing

  1. alternativeAlternative form of do one's own thing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
do one's stuff
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Chicago

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