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*bold as brass

very bold; bold to the point of rudeness. (*Also: as ~.) Lisa marched into the manager's office, bold as brass, and demanded her money back. The tiny kitten, as bold as brass, began eating the dog's food right under the dog's nose.

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Then just as they seemed to have made up their mind to kill me, up strode Scarlett Trent alone, if you please, and he walked up to the whole lot of 'em as bold as brass. A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context When I touched him on the shoulder and warned him to come quietly with us, he answered us as bold as brass, `I suppose you are arresting me for being concerned in the death of that scoundrel Drebber,' he said. A Study In Scarlet by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context Then I tried the Fulham Road, first to the west, then to the east, and in the end drove home to the flat as bold as brass. Raffles, Further Adventures Of The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context			bob Bob's your uncle! bode somehow for bodily functions body body and soul body politic bog bog down bog standard bogged down boggle boggle at boggle mind boggle the mind boil boil away boil down boil down to boil out of boil over boil up boil with boiling bold bold as brass bollix up bolster up bolt bolt down bolt from the blue bolt out bolt upright bomb bomb out bombard bombard with bombard with questions bombshell bon bona fide bone bone of contention bone up bonnet boo boo off the stage booby prize boogie down book book on			Bolam Test Bolan Medical College Bolan Pass Bolan Pass Bolanci boland boland Boland, Patrick Joseph Bolar Bolar bolas bolas Bolbitis Bolborchis Bolborchis Bolboschoenus BOLC BOLCI BOLCOCA Bolcom, William Bölcsészettudományi Kar bold bold bold bold bold bold Bold (adjective) Bold (adjective) Bold and the Beautiful bold as brass Bold Beauchamp Bold Christian Living Bold eagle bold face bold face bold face bold face Bold Face Capitals BOLD FMRI Bold Freehand Extrapolation bold front Bold in God bold incision bold incision bold incision bold incision Bold New Graphics Bold Parenting Seminar Bold Strokes Books Bold text Bold type Bold, Obnoxious, Reliable, And Always Speedy Bold, Original, Kitchen Artistry bold-faced Bolda BOLDc Boldea boldus Bolden Bolden, Buddy bolder

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