zijn gang gaan

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to go his way”.

Verb

zijn gang gaan

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to do as pleases one; to proceed without obstruction
    Geen probleem, ga je gang. ― No problem, go ahead.
    De crimineel heeft jarenlang zijn gang kunnen gaan. ― The criminal was able to do as pleases him for years.

Usage notes

  • The pronoun varies as expected by person, number and gender; thus the feminine third-person singular, for example, is zij gaat haar gang.

Conjugation

Conjugation of zijn gang gaan: see gaan.

Derived terms

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