without a by your leave



without (so much as) a (for or) by your leave

without (the least hint of) asking for permission. Without so much as a for or by your leave, they just walked into our house. He left, without a by your leave.
See also: leave, without

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SherrieSHER-eeEnglish
Imrus-Hungarian
EvelynEV-ə-lin (English), EV-lin (English)English, German
Jordaanyawr-DAH:NDutch
BertramBUR-trəm (English), BER-trahm (German)English, German, Ancient Germanic
CathÁN-Irish