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
Aaliyah	ə-LEE-ə (English)	Arabic, English (Modern)
Nanna (1)	NAN-nah (Danish), NAHN-nah (Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic)	Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Rica	-	English (Rare)
Cecily	['sisili]
AscensiÓN	ah-then-SYON (Spanish), ah-sen-SYON (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Elpis	-	Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology