"life of its own" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-a life of its own.ogg [Australia] Forms: a life of its own [canonical], lives of their own [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|lives of their own|head=a life of its own}} a life of its own (plural lives of their own)
  1. (idiomatic) An independent existence with some characteristics of life. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-life_of_its_own-en-noun-MeIYJKnC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with collocations

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