chest-thumping
[ chest-thuhm-ping ]
noun
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.
Matthew McConaughey Discusses His Golden Globe Victory, ‘True Detective,’ and More | Marlow Stern | January 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBluffing and chest-thumping are a big part of the Iranian game plan.
In Saudi Arabia and Israel, Signals That Iran Has Retaliation in Works | Bruce Riedel | October 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThis kind of chest-thumping allows the dictators to portray friendly Iranians as stooges of the American Satan—and it works.
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