make bold

1. Also, make so bold as. 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]

Example Sentences

The French president likes to make bold, dramatic plays on the international stage.

From BBC

As Carlton Reid demonstrates, for a shocking 19 years, Musk has kept investor cash flowing by making bold predictions of dazzling products on the horizon in the next year or two.

From Salon

But having told Variety that his goal was to “revive cinema and make bold choices,” the news about Kool-Aid makes Matt a laughing stock.

From Los Angeles Times

State, ruled that bumper stickers were protected under the 1st Amendment, which made cars one of the few places where people could widely, but semi-anonymously, make bold political statements.

From Los Angeles Times

You can make mistakes and work through them and you can make bold decisions and take risks.

From BBC

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