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Definition of Make bold
1. Verb. Take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission. "How dare you call my lawyer?"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Make Bold
Literary usage of Make bold
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1870)
"... On him who shall make bold, On him who shall make bold, Shall make bold ;
Shall make bold, shall make bold, On him who shall make bold, ..."
2. De finibus bonorum et malorum by Marcus Tullius Cicero (1914)
"Is there any doubt that virtue occupies so large a part in human affairs that it
eclipses every other factor ? Well then, I shall make bold to call the ..."
3. The Standard Dictionary of Facts: History, Language, Literature, Biography edited by Henry Woldmar Ruoff (1909)
"To encourage is to give courage, and to embolden to make bold; the former impelling
to .... make bold ..."
4. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1823)
"... off the leg he How civil, was'nt it, to speak so pretty ! he strips, make
bold"— Takes proper means to staunch the blood, " May we make bold," »aid he, ..."
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