without so much as a by-your-leave
old-fashioned disapprovingwithout asking for permission:
That's twice now he's just walked in here without so much as a by-your-leave and picked a book off the shelf!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Rude and cheeky
- backchat
- cheeky
- chutzpah
- cocksure
- cocky
- fruity
- gobby
- impertinent
- liberty
- lip
- lippy
- mouthy
- neanderthal
- offensive
- personally
- presumptuous
- sass
- sick
- smart mouth
- unpleasant
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