do one's own thing

Meaning: (idiomatic,possibly somewhatdated,informal)To do what one considers to be bestsuitedor mostsatisfyingfor oneself; to do what expresses one'sdistinctiveinterestsortalents; to do as onechooses.1977October 3, “Behavior: Psychobabble”, inTime, retrieved8 December 2019:The psychological patter of the '70s is as inescapable as Muzak and just as numbing: Are you relating? Going through heavy changes? In touch with yourself anddoing your own thing?1988July 1,John S. Wilson, “Sounds Around Town”, inNew York Times, retrieved8 December 2019:This weekend, Mr. Rouse isdoing his own thing: leading his own quartet with John Hicks on piano, Santi DeBriano on bass, and Ed Blackwell on drums, and playing his own compositions.2010December 11, Gill Sutherland, “I want my kids to rebel”, inGuardian, UK, retrieved8 December 2019:OK, so I want my kids to find their own way,do their own thing, become their own people.2016May 12, Shannon Proudfoot, “Sophie’s role: What do we expect of prime ministers’ spouses?”, inMacleans, Canada, retrieved8 December 2019:If we look at Stephen Harper’s wife, she was basically a non-entity in public. She maintained real distance from political life and just keptdoing her own thing.

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