do one's own thing
To do what one considers to be best suited or most satisfying for oneselfTo 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.
Meaning
1 senses(dated, idiomatic, informal, possibly)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.
sein Ding machen
Examples
3364 sentencesI don't believe such things exist.
Я не вірю, що такі речі існують. — deniko
ruЯ не верю, что такие вещи существуют. — marafon
deIch glaube nicht, dass solche Dinge existieren. — Tamy
Please don't leave valuable things here.
Будь ласка, не залишайте тут цінних речей. — uaspeaker
ruПожалуйста, не оставляйте здесь ценных вещей. — Hellerick
deBitte lassen Sie keine Wertsachen hier. — al_ex_an_der
Tom doesn't do things like that.
Том не робить таких речей. — deniko
ruТом не делает таких вещей. — odexed
deTom tut so was nicht. — raggione
I don't do things like that.
Я такого не роблю. — deniko
ruЯ не делаю таких вещей. — odexed
deIch mache solche Dinge nicht. — Felixjp
Are we doing the right thing?
Ми правильно поступаємо? — deniko
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
1960s counterculture.1960s counterculture.
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Forms
does one's own thing, doing one's own thing, did one's own thing, done one's own thing| Base form | do one's own thing · to do one's own thing |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | does one's own thing |
| Present participle | doing one's own thing |
| Past simple | did one's own thing |
| Past participle | done one's own thing |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.