puff one's chest

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare French bomber le torse.

Verb[edit]

puff one's chest (third-person singular simple present puffs one's chest, present participle puffing one's chest, simple past and past participle puffed one's chest)

  1. To act arrogantly and resolutely.
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