chest-thumping
noun[U]
usuallydisapprovinguk/ˈtʃestˌθʌm.pɪŋ/us/ˈtʃestˌθʌm.pɪŋ/behaviour,especiallyby a man, that isintendedto show howpowerfulandstrongsomeone is:
拍胸口（夸夸其谈）There was chest-thumping byHouseRepublicans, whoboastedthat they hadblockedthe Democrats atnearlyeveryopportunity.众议院共和党人拍着胸脯夸耀说他们已经在任何可能之处阻挡了民主党。
Showing arrogance and conceit
- (as) proud as Luciferidiom
- airs and gracesidiom
- arrogant
- arrogantly
- as ifyouowned the placeidiom
- egocentric
- egocentrically
- egoistic
- egomaniacal
- egotistic
- overweeningly
- patronize
- patronizing
- pomposity
- pompous
- talk down tosomeone
- think the (whole) world revolves aroundyouidiom
- throwyourweight aroundidiom
- tin god
- toffee-nosed
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Boasting
chest-thumping
adjective[before noun]
usuallydisapprovinguk/ˈtʃestˌθʌm.pɪŋ/us/ˈtʃestˌθʌm.pɪŋ/used todescribebehaviourthat isintendedto show howpowerfulandstrongyou are, or apersonthatbehaveslike this:
拍胸口（夸夸其谈）的Thisdisplayof chest-thumpingtriumphalismwas mostunseemly.这种夸夸其谈的胜利主义做法是最不得体的。
chest-thumping 14-year-oldboys一群夸夸其谈的14岁男孩
Boasting
- bighead
- blow
- blowyourown trumpet/hornidiom
- blowhard
- boast
- boastful
- boastfully
- boastfulness
- brag
- braggadocio
- braggadocious
- braggart
- bragging rights
- chest-beating
- crow
- flex
- humblebrag
- outbrag
- rodomontade
- swaggerer
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Showing arrogance and conceit