have a mind of one's own

Verb

 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  To seem to possess animate qualities or a conscious will, especially a will to misbehave.
 * This washing machine never sticks to the programmed cycle. It has a mind of its own.
 * I'm trying to follow the dance steps, but my feet have a mind of their own.
 * 1)  To seem to possess animate qualities or a conscious will, especially a will to misbehave.
 * This washing machine never sticks to the programmed cycle. It has a mind of its own.
 * I'm trying to follow the dance steps, but my feet have a mind of their own.
 * I'm trying to follow the dance steps, but my feet have a mind of their own.

Translations

 * Finnish: olla oma tahto
 * French: penser par soi-même, juger par soi-même
 * Polish: mieć własne zdanie
 * Portuguese: ter opinião própria, pensar por si mesmo
 * Spanish: no casarse con nadie