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
ÉRic	er-EEK	French
Sabina	sah-BEE-nah (Italian, Spanish, Polish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Ancient Roman
Zavier	ZAY-vee-ər, ZAYV-yər	English (Modern)
Bahija	-	Arabic
Nes	NES	Dutch, Limburgish
Connor	KAHN-ər (English)	Irish, English (Modern)