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chest-thumping

[ chest-thuhm-ping ]

noun

  1. the act or practice of boasting.


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I also wanted to ask you about the chest-thumping scene in The Wolf of Wall Street.

Bluffing and chest-thumping are a big part of the Iranian game plan.

This kind of chest-thumping allows the dictators to portray friendly Iranians as stooges of the American Satan—and it works.

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