take liberties

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take liberties

verb takes liberties · taking liberties · took liberties · taken liberties

  1. idiomatic To act on one's own authority, without asking for permission.
  2. idiomatic To behave disrespectfully, especially to make unwanted sexual advances.

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verb act on one's own authority

Françaisprendre la liberté
Русскийвзять на себя́ сме́лость vzjatʹ na sebjá smélostʹ

verb behave disrespectfully, especially to make unwanted sexual advances

Françaisprendre des libertés
Русскийдопуска́ть во́льности dopuskátʹ vólʹnosti

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@misc{take_liberties_2026,
  title = {take liberties},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20liberties},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}