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Meaning of it's better to ask forgiveness than permission | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

It is better to act decisively and apologize for it later than to seek approval to act and risk delay, objections, etc.

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

it's better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six it's cold outside it's early days it's five o'clock somewhere it's going it's grim up north