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• ПОСТАВИТЬ <НАСТАИВАТЬ/НАСТОЯТЬ> НА СВОЕМ

[VP; subj: human or collect]

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⇒ to (try to) gain one's objective, (try to) succeed in doing sth. in the way one prefers, despite opposition:

- X поставил на своём{{}}≈ X got <had> his (own) way;

- X had it (things) his (own) way;

- X insisted on having it (things) his (own) way;

- X won out.

     ♦ [Михаил:] А великолепно чувствуется, когда поставишь на своём! (Горький 1). [М.:] It makes you feel fine to have things your own way! (lc).

     ♦ Его [Михаила] удивил яркий свет в своей избе... [Он] заглянул в окошко. Степан Андреянович сидит за столом, Илья Нетёсов, Егорша - серебром переливаются молнии на кожаной куртке. Так, так, подумал Михаил. Сваты. Егорша решил на своём настоять... (Абрамов 1). Не [Mikhail] was surprised by the bright light in his house. ... [He] peeped in at the window. Stepan Andreyanovich was sitting at the table, along with Ilya Netyosov and Egorsha - the zipper on his leather jacket giving off a silvery gleam. So that's it, thought Mikhail. Matchmakers. Egorsha decided to insist on having his way (1a).

     ♦ [extended usage] "От судьбы, Настёна, никуда не уйдёшь... Она на своём поставит" (Распутин 2). "You can't get away from destiny, Nastyona. ...It will win out" (2a).