Meanings
phrase
- idiomaticironicsarcasticsometimesDo something the way you want to, but be prepared for the consequences.
OK, have it your way: format the hard disk and see what happens.
Synonyms: have it your own way
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseDo something the way you want to, but be prepared for the consequences.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 隨你的便 /随你的便, 隨心所欲 /随心所欲
- 隨你的便 /随你的便 (suí nǐ de biàn)do something the way you want to
- 隨心所欲 /随心所欲 (suí xīn suǒ yù)do something the way you want to
Finnish tee niinkuin haluat
- tee niinkuin haluatdo something the way you want to
French fais comme tu veux, comme tu voudras
- fais comme tu veuxdo something the way you want to
- comme tu voudrasdo something the way you want to
- comme tu veuxdo something the way you want to
German wie du willst, mach wie du es willst
- wie du willstdo something the way you want to
- mach wie du es willstdo something the way you want to
Japanese 勝手にしろ
- 勝手にしろ (katte ni shiro)do something the way you want to
Polish stawiać na swoim, postawić na swoim
- stawiać na swoimdo something the way you want to
- postawić na swoimdo something the way you want to
Russian будь по-тво́ему, де́лай как хо́чешь
- будь по-тво́ему (budʹ po-tvójemu)do something the way you want to
- де́лай как хо́чешь (délaj kak xóčešʹ)do something the way you want to
- поступа́й как хо́чешь (postupáj kak xóčešʹ)do something the way you want to
Spanish haz lo que quieras
- haz lo que quierasdo something the way you want to
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