by-your-leave

[ bahy-yer-leev ]

/ ˈbaɪ yərˈliv /

noun

an apology for not having sought permission.

Origin of by-your-leave

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby by-your-leave

by way of, by weight, byword, by word of mouth, by-work, by-your-leave, Byz., Byzantine, Byzantine chant, Byzantine Church, Byzantine Empire

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Example sentences from the Web for by-your-leave

What on earth possessed Humphrey and Susan to take you off to a house like that, without a with-your-leave or a by-your-leave?
The Honour of the Clintons|Archibald Marshall
"I am obliged to you for that, kinsman," said his lordship in Gaelic, with a by-your-leave to the cleric.
John Splendid|Neil Munro
And, even if they succeeded, the Imperial Government would take twenty per cent of the gross without so much as a by-your-leave.
Despoilers of the Golden Empire|Gordon Randall Garrett
Without a by-your-leave, Judy snatched up one from the top and bound it around the poor gory leg.
Molly Brown's College Friends|Nell Speed

Ichabod had filched from him his possession of most value; and without even the form of a by-your-leave.
A Breath of Prairie and other stories|Will Lillibridge

British Dictionary definitions for by-your-leave

by-your-leave

noun

a request for permission (esp in the phrase without so much as a by-your-leave)

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单词	by-your-leave
释义	by-your-leave [ bahy-yer-leev ] / ˈbaɪ yərˈliv / noun an apology for not having sought permission. Origin of by-your-leave First recorded in 1910–15 Words nearby by-your-leave by way of, by weight, byword, by word of mouth, by-work, by-your-leave, Byz., Byzantine, Byzantine chant, Byzantine Church, Byzantine Empire Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for by-your-leave What on earth possessed Humphrey and Susan to take you off to a house like that, without a with-your-leave or a by-your-leave? The Honour of the Clintons\|Archibald Marshall "I am obliged to you for that, kinsman," said his lordship in Gaelic, with a by-your-leave to the cleric. John Splendid\|Neil Munro And, even if they succeeded, the Imperial Government would take twenty per cent of the gross without so much as a by-your-leave. Despoilers of the Golden Empire\|Gordon Randall Garrett Without a by-your-leave, Judy snatched up one from the top and bound it around the poor gory leg. Molly Brown's College Friends\|Nell Speed Ichabod had filched from him his possession of most value; and without even the form of a by-your-leave. A Breath of Prairie and other stories\|Will Lillibridge British Dictionary definitions for by-your-leave by-your-leave noun a request for permission (esp in the phrase without so much as a by-your-leave) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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