Idiom
take the liberty
Meaning
To act on one's own authority, without asking for permission.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I took the liberty of ordering coffee for everyone.”
“Since you were busy in a meeting, I took the liberty of answering your emails.”
“The assistant took the liberty of adjusting the schedule to ensure the guest arrived on time for the presentation.”
Examples
simple
“I took the liberty of ordering coffee for everyone.”
contextual
“Since you were busy in a meeting, I took the liberty of answering your emails.”
complex
“The assistant took the liberty of adjusting the schedule to ensure the guest arrived on time for the presentation.”
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