You've got some nerve!

[beachboy]

Your new neighbor has just moved in, he's never seen you, but he's knocking on your door, asking for some sugar. How would you define a person who behaves like this?

 

[bhaisahab]

Your new neighbor has just moved in, he's never seen you, but he's knocking on your door, asking for some sugar. How would you define a person who behaves like this?

If s/he is polite and it's not possible to buy sugar, because the shops are closed for example, I can't see any problem.

 

[BobK]

I agree, but is the word you're looking for something like 'Pushy'? (informal)

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[beachboy]

I mean, a person who takes liberties with others, treating them with too much familiarity.

 

[BobK]

I mean, a person who takes liberties with others, treating them with too much familiarity.

You've said it - 'over-familiar'

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[BobK]

There's also 'brazen' (which I think may have derived in some way from the now archaic 'brass neck' [to 'have a brass neck' was to have a nerve/cheek]). The word 'brazen' itself is pretty rare. The only collocations that spring to mind are 'brazen image/effigy' (where it means 'made of brass') and 'brazen hussy' (where it has the meaning you want).

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[TheParser]

How would you define a person who behaves like this?

A NON-TEACHER'S OPINION


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