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  1. have a mind of one's own: Merriam-Webster
  2. have a mind of one's own: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. have a mind of one's own: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (have a mind of one's own)

verb:  (idiomatic) To form one's personal opinions and choose one's actions without being governed by the views or choices of others; to be independently minded; to think for oneself.
verb:  (of an inanimate or non-sentient thing, with 'its' or 'their') To seem to possess animate qualities or a conscious will, especially a will to misbehave.


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