puff one's chest

verb

To act arrogantly and resolutely.

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Meanings

verbpuff 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)

present singular third person puffs one's chest · participle present puffing one's chest · participle past puffed one's chest · past puffed one's chest

  1. To act arrogantly and resolutely.

Origin

Compare French bomber le torse.

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puff one's chest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puff%20one's%20chest

MLA

“puff one's chest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puff%20one's%20chest. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puff one's chest,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puff%20one's%20chest.

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