TOPIC: "had had their way"

"had had their way" #290

truelight	What is "had had their way" in the following sentence? Mark might have had a very different carrer if his parents had had their way. Thanks in advance,
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pbasia Offline	The expression basically means "had decided for him" so Mark would have no choice and would need to follow the requests of his parents. This is used in a third conditional format.
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