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?

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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?

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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

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It should be hyphenated: "chest-thump".

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