自作主张 meaning in English
have one's own way of doing things; act on one's own; decide all by oneself; decide for oneself instead of consulting others; follow one's own bent; make a decision one is not in a position to make; self-assertion; take liberties to
Examples
- It was quite my own idea, coming today .
我今天来完全是我自作主张。 - He could no longer be arrogant, masterful, acting upon his own judgement, independent of opinion .
他不再趾高气扬，盛气凌人，独断独行，自作主张了。 - A private fear had haunted me that in thus acting for myself, and by my own guidance, i ran the risk of getting into some scrape .
我心里老是暗暗感到害怕，生怕我这样自作主张，擅自行事，会有自投罗网的危险。 - Leadership clearly incapable of grasping the complexity of the office or in constant need of briefing on the most elementary issues elicits the most self-willed assertions of foreign service parochialism .
如果领导显然无力应付复杂的工作，或是连最基本的问题也需要经常听取汇报，那就会引起外交人员自作主张，大搞本位主义。 - I took the liberty of removing it on the way upstairs
我在上来的路上就自作主张的把它摘掉了