From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtake liberties with somebody/somethingtake liberties with somebody/somethinga) CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTto make unreasonable changes in something such as a piece of writing The film-makers took too many liberties with the original novel. b) old-fashionedUSE A PERSON to treat someone without respect by being too friendly too quickly, especially in a sexual way He’s been taking liberties with our female staff. → liberty
