chest thumping

[Romel Panzer]

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.

[Naamplao]

Originally Posted by Romel Panzer

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.

yep, you are correct.