do what you will
phraseEtymology From Middle English do what thou wilt, from Old English þæt þū dōn wilt, þæs þe þū wille.
1
Dated, Imperative Granting permission for a person do whatever they want.
- Do what you will; I wash my hands of it all.
2
Dated, Subjunctive Expressing that an outcome will not depend on what the person does.
- Do what you will, you'll never be able to wash all of this sticky gunk out of the crevices.
- Related terms
- fire at will, say what you will