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Phrase · 🧩 Idioms for attitudes and reactions

Al final, como siempre, se salió con la suya.

In the end, as usual, she got her way.

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Why every word is where it is

Alprepositionto theafinalnounendmasc. · sing.,comoconjunctionas, like; since; if (with subjunctive)siempreadverbalways,se2pronounhimself, herself, itself, themselves; (impersonal)3rdsalióverb(salirse con la suya) got her waysalir · past · 3rd sing.conprepositionwithladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitesuya1pronounhers, his, theirs; (la suya) one's own waysuyo · 3rd sing..
  • se → salió: pronominal verb
  • salió → con: salirse con

Word for word: “In the end, as always, she went out with hers.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    salirse con la suya = to get one's way; la suya = her own (will).
  2. 2
    The pronoun is part of the idiom: salirse con la suya.