be so bold as to do

be so bold as to do something

and make so bold as to do something

to dare to do something. Would you care to dance, if I may make so bold as to ask? She was so bold to confront her rival.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ragnarr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Ulick	-	Irish
Earle	[ɜ:l]
Laurinda	[lɔ'rində]
Corinna	kə-REEN-ə (English), kə-RIN-ə (English), ko-RI-nah (German)	English, German, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Basia (1)	BAH-shah	Polish