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at liberty

Idioms  

  1. Free, not obligated; also, not occupied. For example, I am not at liberty to tell you the whole story, or “I ... washed when there was a basin at liberty” (Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, 1847). This idiom is often used in a negative context, as in the first example. [First half of 1800s]

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At liberty they will attract less attention than as political prisoners.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2013

At liberty in 1991, he was a Sunday morning TNT pro football voice out of an Atlanta studio.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2011

At liberty in the 1930s, determined Tony bought the gambling ship Rex, operated her off Santa Monica to give Los Angeles citizens a chance for sea air and recreation at their own expense.

From Time Magazine Archive

At liberty in the U.S. this week is a man who knows the mind of Adolf Hitler as intimately as anyone may ever know it.

From Time Magazine Archive

At liberty too; I handed her into their own calash, and saw them drive off with a pass of safe conduct.

From The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel by West, Jane

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