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
Idida	-	Biblical Latin
Dolores	do-LO-res (Spanish), də-LAWR-is (English)	Spanish, English
Lucilla	-	Italian, Ancient Roman
Eliott	EL-ee-ət	English (Rare)
FehİMe	-	Turkish
Avis	AY-vis	English