do one's thing
do one's thing is the alternative form of do one's own thing.
Meaning of do one's own thing
Verb
do one's own thing (third-person singular simple present does one's own thing, present participle doing one's own thing, simple past did one's own thing, past participle done one's own thing)
- To do what one considers to be best suited or most satisfying for oneself; to do what expresses one's distinctive interests or talents; to do as one chooses.
- 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 and doing your own thing?1977 October 3, “Behavior: Psychobabble”, in Time, retrieved 08 Dec 2019
- Synonyms:
- suit oneself
Forms of do one's thing
| third-person singular present | does one's thing |
|---|---|
| present participle | doing one's thing |
| past | did one's thing |
| past participle | done one's thing |
Questions about do one's thing
- What is do one's thing the alternative form of?
- Do one's thing is the alternative form of do one's own thing.
Words near do one's thing in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: do one's thing (page history and authors); do one's own thing (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “do one's thing.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/do_one%27s_thing. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.