- I took the liberty of doing something
- used for telling someone that you have done something without their permission but you hope that they approve of this
I took the liberty of asking an old friend to join us for dinner.
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I took the liberty of doing something
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I took the liberty of doing something — phrase used for telling someone that you have done something without their permission but you hope that they approve of this I took the liberty of asking an old friend to join us for dinner. Thesaurus: polite words and expressionssynonym… … Useful english dictionary
take 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… … New idioms dictionary
take 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 … Useful english dictionary
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 past tenses) … New idioms dictionary
liberty — lib|er|ty [ lıbərti ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the freedom to think or behave in the way you want and not be controlled by a government or by other people: their long struggle for liberty and independence a ) count a particular kind of freedom,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
liberty */*/ — UK [ˈlɪbə(r)tɪ] / US [ˈlɪbərtɪ] noun Word forms liberty : singular liberty plural liberties 1) a) [uncountable] the freedom to think or behave in the way that you want and not be controlled by a government or by other people their long struggle… … English dictionary
liberty — [[t]lɪ̱bə(r)ti[/t]] ♦♦♦ liberties 1) N VAR Liberty is the freedom to live your life in the way that you want, without interference from other people or the authorities. → See also civil liberties ...the ideal of equality and the appreciation of… … English dictionary
liberty — [ˈlɪbəti] noun [U] 1) the freedom to think or behave in the way that you want and not be controlled by anyone else 2) freedom from being kept in prison • be at liberty to do sth formal to be allowed to do something[/ex] I took the liberty of… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
liberty — lib|er|ty [ˈlıbəti US ər ] n plural liberties ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(freedom)¦ 2¦(legal right)¦ 3¦(without permission)¦ 4 be at liberty to do something 5 take liberties with somebody/something 6 at liberty ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: liberté … Dictionary of contemporary English
liberty — noun 1 FREEDOM (U) the freedom and the right to do whatever you want without asking permission or being afraid of authority: People will resent these restrictions on their liberty. 2 LEGAL RIGHT (countable usually plural) a particular legal right … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
