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"To obtain the circumstances one wishes for; to do what one wishes to do, or to have others do what one wishes them to do."
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"(idiomatic, of a person) To obtain the circumstances one wishes for; to do what one wishes to do, or to have others do what one wishes them to do."
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"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to obtain the circumstances one wishes for",
"word": "få sin vilje"
},
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"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to obtain the circumstances one wishes for",
"word": "saada tahtonsa läpi"
},
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"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to obtain the circumstances one wishes for",
"word": "averla vinta"
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"To achieve a desired or natural result."
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"(idiomatic) To achieve a desired or natural result."
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to achieve a desired or natural result",
"word": "tehdä tehtävänsä"
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"word": "have one's way with"
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"To have sexual intercourse with, especially without the consent of one's partner."
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"(euphemistic, followed by with) To have sexual intercourse with, especially without the consent of one's partner."
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"(euphemistic, followed by with) To have sexual intercourse with, especially without the consent of one's partner."
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"sense": "to obtain the circumstances one wishes for",
"word": "få sin vilje"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to obtain the circumstances one wishes for",
"word": "saada tahtonsa läpi"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to obtain the circumstances one wishes for",
"word": "averla vinta"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to achieve a desired or natural result",
"word": "tehdä tehtävänsä"
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