presume on acquaintance; take liberties
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to presume on a familiar relationship; to take liberties with someone based on supposed closeness; to act overly familiar and disregard formal etiquette
Often implies a negative or presumptuous tone, suggesting someone is overstepping social boundaries by assuming intimacy.
Wǒ我
gēn跟
tā他
bìng并
bù不
shú熟
，
tā他
què却
tuō托
shú熟
xiàng向
wǒ我
jiè借
qián钱
。
I am not close to him at all, yet he presumed on our acquaintance to ask me for money.
Nǐ你
bié别
gēn跟
wǒ我
tuō托
shú熟
，
zán咱
men们
gōng公
shì事
gōng公
bàn办
。
Don't take liberties with me; we should handle this strictly as business.
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Dì第
yī一
cì次
jiàn见
miàn面
，
tā他
jiù就
tuō托
shú熟
qǐ起
lái来
，
ràng让
rén人
hěn很
bù不
shū舒
fu服
。
He acted overly familiar at their first meeting, which made everyone quite uncomfortable.