Of One's Own Accord/free Will Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Of One's Own Accord/free Will Idiom mean?

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of one's own accord/free will What does of one's own accord/free will mean?	by one's own choice	The supervisor decided to leave her job of her own free will and was not fired.
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gone to meet one's maker What does "gone to meet one's maker" mean?	to be dead	The car accident was terrible and the driver has gone to meet his maker.
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Of One's Own Accord/free Will Idiom