擅作主张 shàn zuò zhǔ zhāng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to make decisions or take actions without authorization; to act on one's own discretion

CHARACTERS

擅 shàn monopolize; claim; arbitrarily; to dare
作 zuò make; work; compose, write; act, perform
主 zhǔ master, chief owner; host; lord
张 zhāng stretch, extend, expand; sheet