take the liberty
• venture to do something without first asking permission.
• "I took the liberty of checking out a few convalescent homes for him"
take liberties
• behave in an unduly familiar manner towards a person.
• "you've taken too many liberties with me"
Similar:
act with overfamiliarity,
act with familiarity,
show disrespect,
act with impropriety,
act indecorously,
be impudent,
commit a breach of etiquette,
act with boldness,
act with impertinence,
show insolence,
show impudence,
show presumptuousness,
show presumption,
show forwardness,
show audacity,
be unrestrained,
take advantage of,
exploit,
Opposite:
be polite,
show consideration,
• treat something freely, without strict faithfulness to the facts or to an original.
• "the scriptwriter has taken few liberties with the original narrative"
