擅作主张
shàn​zuò​zhǔ​zhāng

to act on one's own

  • created sense approved 擅作主张/擅作主張 · shàn​zuò​zhǔ​zhāng · to act on one's own — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    擅作主张 / 擅作主張

    shàn​zuò​zhǔ​zhāng

    to act on one's own

    to make decisions or act without authorization or consultation; to take matters into one's own hands

    擅 (literal) → 擅 · shàn · without authority 作主 (literal) → 作主 · zuò​zhǔ · to make the decision 张 (literal) → 张/張 · zhāng · idea

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