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  2. Dare, presume, take the liberty of doing something, as in Let me make bold and ask you to back me as a member, or I will not make so bold as to criticize a respected scholar. This expression was frequently used by Shakespeare but is heard less often today.

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      make so bold (as to do something) To do something that is...

  3. MAKE BOLD definition: to be so bold as ( to ); dare | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

  4. Dare, presume, take the liberty of doing something, as in Let me make bold and ask you to back me as a member , or I will not make so bold as to criticize a respected scholar . This expression was frequently used by Shakespeare but is heard less often today. [Late 1500s] Discover More.

  5. a. : to cause to happen to or be experienced by someone. made trouble for us. b. : to cause to exist, occur, or appear : create. make a disturbance. c. : to favor the growth or occurrence of. haste makes waste.

  6. take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission.

  7. make so bold (as to do something) To do something that is (or could be perceived as) surprising, daring, or perhaps inappropriate. The phrase is often used before a question to soften it.

  8. bold suggests impudence, shamelessness, and immodesty: a bold stare. brazen suggests the same, together with a defiant manner: a brazen liar. forward implies making oneself unduly prominent or bringing oneself to notice with too much assurance.

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