of (one's) own free will

Done according to one's own volition, without pressure or influence from others. She decided of her own free will to drop out of art school and pursue a career in law.

of your own free ˈwill

because you want to do something rather than because somebody has told or forced you to do it: She left of her own free will.

See also: free, of, own, will

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

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of your own free will
on (one's) own volition
lights
in (one's) own sweet time
do something in your own sweet time/way
gait
go (one's) (own) gait
go your gait
be about (one's) business
of one's own accord

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