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Old 17-Oct-2007, 12:44
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Question chest thumping

Can "Breast beating" and "Chest thumping" be used interchangably. I feel the former is for failure, agony etc. and the latter for victory, satisfaction, pride. Am I correct? Thanks for your clarification.
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