according to (one's) own lights
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Based on one's beliefs or inclinations. You may not agree with Kara's free-spirited lifestyle, but she has always lived according to her own lights.
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according to one's own lights
according to the way one believes; according to the way one's conscience or inclinations lead one. John may have been wrong, but he did what he did according to his own lights.
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according to your lights
in accordance with your own personal standards of morality or propriety.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017