take the liberty
1take the liberty of — ◇ If you take the liberty of doing something, you do something without asking for permission to do it. I took the liberty of making a reservation for us. I took the liberty of telling them you weren t interested. • • • Main Entry: ↑liberty …
2take the liberty — To venture or presume • • • Main Entry: ↑liberty * * * venture to do something without first asking permission I have taken the liberty of submitting an idea to several of their research departments …
3take the liberty of — (doing something) formal to do something that will have an effect on someone else without asking their permission. I took the liberty of reserving us two seats at the conference. I hope that s all right by you. (usually in past tenses) …
4take the liberty — ► take the liberty do something without first asking permission. Main Entry: ↑liberty …
5take the liberty — may I take the liberty to order champagne? Syn: presume, venture, be so bold as …
6take the liberty of doing something — take the liberty of (doing something) formal to do something that will have an effect on someone else without asking their permission. I took the liberty of reserving us two seats at the conference. I hope that s all right by you. (usually in… …
7take the liberty — verb To act on ones own authority. I took the liberty of adding your name to the list …
8take the liberty — venture to do something without first asking permission. → liberty …
9take the liberty — allow oneself to, feel free to …
10take the liberty to — feel free (to do something), allow oneself …
