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A su aire, estar o ir (idiom)
Literally to be or to go at one’s own air (To do it your way)
This phrase or idiom is very much utilized in the informal context. Most of these phrases are relationships established through similes, comparisons and metaphor of some elements in relation to another.
In this case, the noun “aire”, air, speaks to us of large spaces, a fresh current, and freedom of movement. This characteristic of the air is transferred to the human environment and to someone’s need for freedom, movement and exercise of the will, in though and action.
Thus results the expression “ir a su aire” o “estar a su aire”, defining the free, personal and determined way in which someone is, acts or feels.
Example: Ella no seguía la moda y se vestía en su propio estilo, porque estaba acostumbrada a ir a su aire. (She did not follow fashion and dressed in her own style, because she was used to doing things her way).
