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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?
2014年9月19日 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
2014年9月19日
It should be hyphenated: "chest-thump".
2014年9月19日
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