be so bold

Meaning

1. be / make so bold (as to do sth)

   used especially when politely asking a question or making a suggestion which you hope will not offend anyone (although it may criticize them slightly)

   If I may be so bold as to suggest that he made a mistake in his calculations…

In the movies · 6

• If I may be so bold, what caused you to renounce the Harpers?Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves2023
• It is my intention, if I may be so bold, to remain close to you throughout the evening.Pride & Prejudice2005
• If I might be so bold, it would be our pleasure to escort your charge home.Sense and Sensibility1995
• I am, awaiting a knight so bold as to rescue me.Shrek2001
• If I might make so bold, I would suggest that the best plays with the worst, Jack.Another Year2010
• Was that so bold?Shadows1960

Learn it in full scenes

• Sense and Sensibility1995
  • John Dashwood's Deathbed Promise
  • The Dashwoods Lose Norland
  • Edward Ferrars Visits Norland
• Another Year2010
  • A Woman Asks for Sleeping Pills
  • Janet Rates Her Happiness
  • Mary Confides in Gerri Over Drinks

From the same entry

• bold as brass