You are overly familiar with me, Mr. Jones. One might think you were taking liberties with me.
•I don't like it when you make free with my lawn mower. You should at least ask when you want to borrow it.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
take liberties — 1. to change something, especially a piece of writing, in a way that people disagree with. Whoever wrote the screenplay for the film took great liberties with the original text of the novel. (usually + with) 2. to be too friendly to someone in a… … New idioms dictionary
take liberties — ACT WITH FAMILIARITY, show disrespect, act with impropriety, act indecorously, be impudent, act with impertinence; take advantage, exploit. → liberty * * * 1) behave in an unduly familiar manner toward a person you ve taken too many liberties… … Useful english dictionary
take liberties — act toward someone in too close or friendly a manner, use someone as one would a close friend or something of one s own She is taking liberties with her friend by always borrowing her car … Idioms and examples
take for granted — verb take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof (Freq. 3) I assume his train was late • Syn: ↑assume, ↑presume • Derivationally related forms: ↑presumptive (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Civil liberties in the United Kingdom — have a long and formative history. This is usually considered to have begun with the English legal charter the Magna Carta of 1215, following its predecessor the English Charter of Liberties, a landmark document in English legal history. Judicial … Wikipedia
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
Nature fakers controversy — Illustration from William J. Long s School of the Woods (1902), showing an otter teaching her young to swim The nature fakers controversy was an early 20th century American literary debate highlighting the conflict between science and sentiment… … Wikipedia
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
Ranma Saotome — Infobox animanga character color = Red name = Ranma Saotome series = Ranma ½ caption = Ranma, male and female, in the anime. first = Volume 1 last = Volume 36 (english) creator = Rumiko Takahashi voiced by = Japanese: Kappei Yamaguchi (male)… … Wikipedia
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 — 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
