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
Alkmene	-	Greek Mythology
Aristotle	AR-ə-stah-təl (English), ER-ə-stah-təl (English)	Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
Hermokrates	-	Ancient Greek
Lei (2)	-	Chinese
Alfbern	-	Ancient Germanic
ĽUbomÍR	-	Slovak