make free with someone

make free with someone
make free with someone
to exploit someone; to take advantage of someone. •

You shouldn't make free with your employees. They are liable to take you to court.

He was making free with his secretary, having her do his private business.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • make free with — {v.} 1. To take or use (things) without asking. * /Bob makes free with his roommate s clothes./ * /A student should not make free with his teacher s first name./ 2. To act toward (someone) in a rude or impolite way. * /The girls don t like Ted… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make free with — {v.} 1. To take or use (things) without asking. * /Bob makes free with his roommate s clothes./ * /A student should not make free with his teacher s first name./ 2. To act toward (someone) in a rude or impolite way. * /The girls don t like Ted… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make\ free\ with — v 1. To take or use (things) without asking. Bob makes free with his roommate s clothes. A student should not make free with his teacher s first name. 2. To act toward (someone) in a rude or impolite way. The girls don t like Ted because he makes …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • free — 1 /fri:/ adjective ALLOWED TO DO WHAT YOU WANT 1 allowed to do whatever you want, without being controlled or restricted : free to do sth: The children are free to decide which activity they would like to do. 2 feel free spoken used to tell… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • free — free1 [ fri ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not costing anything ▸ 2 not prisoner/slave/held ▸ 3 not tied/fixed ▸ 4 available for something ▸ 5 not limited by rules ▸ 6 not affected by something bad ▸ 7 when you talk/give a lot ▸ 8 time with no work to do ▸… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • free — I UK [friː] / US [frɪ] adjective Word forms free : adjective free comparative freer superlative freest *** 1) something that is free does not cost anything All talks start at 2.30 pm and admission is free. There is plenty of free parking. free… …   English dictionary

  • free — adjective (freer, freest) 1》 not under the control or in the power of another.     ↘subject neither to foreign domination nor despotic government: a free press.     ↘permitted to take a specified action. 2》 not or no longer confined, obstructed,… …   English new terms dictionary

  • free — /fri / (say free) adjective (freer, freest) 1. enjoying personal rights or liberty, as one not in slavery. 2. relating to or reserved for those who enjoy personal liberty. 3. Australian History a. relating to a convict who had been released or… …  

  • Free riding — (also known as Freeriding or Free riding) is a term used in the stock trading world to describe the practice of buying shares or other securities without actually having the capital to cover the trade. This is possible when recently bought or… …   Wikipedia

  • free — [[t]fri͟ː[/t]] ♦ freer, freest, frees, freeing, freed 1) ADJ If something is free, you can have it or use it without paying for it. free of charge → see charge The seminars are free, with lunch provided. ...a free brochure with details of gift… …   English dictionary

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