without so much as a by your leave

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without so much as a by your leave

phrase without so much as a by-your-leave · without a by your leave · without a by-your-leave

  1. dated Omitting the social niceties, especially that of asking permission. "What now," he said, "have the King's men respect neither for piety nor age that they burst in upon the seclusion of a holy man without so much as a 'by your leave' ?"

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"without so much as a by your leave." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/without%20so%20much%20as%20a%20by%20your%20leave. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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without so much as a by your leave. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/without%20so%20much%20as%20a%20by%20your%20leave

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"without so much as a by your leave." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/without%20so%20much%20as%20a%20by%20your%20leave.

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@misc{without_so_much_as_a_by_your_leave_2026,
  title = {without so much as a by your leave},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/without%20so%20much%20as%20a%20by%20your%20leave},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}