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
Jodoc	-	Breton
AurÉLie	o-re-LEE	French
Neda (1)	-	Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian
Thokozani	to-ko-ZAH-nee	Southern African, Chewa
Babylas	-	Late Greek, French (Rare)
Devika	-	Indian, Hindi