Usually means: Act beyond acceptable or usual limits.
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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word take liberties:

General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. take liberties: Merriam-Webster
  2. take liberties: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. take liberties: Collins English Dictionary
  4. take liberties (with sb), take liberties (with sth): Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. take liberties: Wiktionary

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. take liberties: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. take liberties: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (take liberties)

verb:  (idiomatic) To act on one's own authority, without asking for permission.
verb:  (idiomatic) To behave disrespectfully, especially to make unwanted sexual advances.

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