What does cuando le da la gana mean?

ExpressionColoquial

whenever someone feels like it

Whenever someone feels like it, with no thought for anyone else. Dar la gana is wanting, put bluntly: cuando te da la gana, cuando me da la gana. Said of yourself, it is defiance.

Contesta los correos cuando le da la gana.
Days later, if at all.

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