Meaning of GET YOUR WAY - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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So in English when you want to get your way it means that you want to do things the way
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you want to do it and not necessarily the way that other people want to do it.
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So maybe you and some friends are going to see a movie and they all want to see the new
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Avengers movie and you want to see the new Disney movie.
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And you argue and argue until they all agree to go see the movie you want to see.
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In that situation we would say that you got your way.
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It's not always nice though to try and get your way.
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Sometimes it's nice to let other people get their way.
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But to get your way is to get what you want, is to get other people to decide to do what
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you want to do.
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