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What's the meaning of "chest thump about"?
"In a change from previous quarters, Oracle didn't chest thump about hardware."
What's the meaning of "chest thump about" in this sentence? Can u give me some other examples of this phrase?
19 sept. 2014 13:31
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It comes from a gorilla hitting his chest to show his power, strength, and dominance. So in this case Oracle did not brag about their hardware like they had in previous quarters
19 septembre 2014
It should be hyphenated: "chest-thump".
19 septembre 2014
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