take the liberty

To dare (to do something) on one's own initiative or without asking permission: I took the liberty to send you these pictures of my vacation.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lavrentios	-	Greek
Sergey	syer-GYAY (Russian), seer-GYAY (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian
Short	[ʃɔ:t]
Zinaida	zee-nah-EE-dah	Russian
Flynn	[flin]
SÉBastien	se-bas-TYAWN	French