"without so much as a by your leave" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=without so much as a by your leave}} without so much as a by your leave
  1. (dated) Omitting the social niceties, especially that of asking permission. Tags: dated Synonyms: without so much as a by-your-leave, without a by your leave, without a by-your-leave Translations (Translations): omine lupineen (Finnish), sans autre forme de procès (French), nie prosząc o pozwolenie (Polish)
    Sense id: en-without_so_much_as_a_by_your_leave-en-prep_phrase-iUWfDwmQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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