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Male gorillas beat their chests as a show of strength and dominance, in an attempt to challenge or intimidate other males.
We've adopted the expression to refer to someone who does something (scream at a subordinate, for example) for no other reason than to remind everyone who's in charge, especially the kind of person who makes a habit of doing so.
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What means to get it off your chest?
to get something off your chest means to get it done.
What is commode in English?
As a piece of furniture, 'une commode' is a chest of drawers. As an adjective, commode means 'practical, easy to use'
What is the idiom meaning of I'm beat?
"I'm beat" means "I am very tired." Well first off the i am very tired answer is beat... beat means total epic defeat, when you lose at anything you are beat, the phrase 'im beat' or 'your beat' can be used when anything happens that you are inconvenienced or something happens that is not in your favor
What does comoda means in English?
comfortable (female) can also mean chest of drawers
What does the phrase Blazoned Baldric Slung mean in The Lady Of Shalott?
A baldric is a sash worn across the chest, from shoulder to hip - blazoned means that it had the person's coat of arms embroidered on it. Slung means thrown across his chest.
How do you make a pygmy beat his chest in pocket god?
You can't make a pygmy beat his chest. You just have to sit around and wait until he does.
What means to get it off your chest?
to get something off your chest means to get it done.
How does the heart know when to beat?
you can feel it in you r chest beating.
How do you listen to the Heart Beat?
Place a stethoscope on your chest where you can feel the heart beat and you will hear it.
What animals beats its chest?
Many primates may beat their chest from time to time. Even humans have been known to do a little chest beating. However, the gorilla is the animal that is known for beating its chest.
Do gorillas moo?
Uh, no...cows do, gorillas beat their chest and roar.
What did you fell when you pressed your hand on your chest where your heart is located?
heart beat.
What is mean by cardiac resucitation?
it means to compress the chest to mimmic the heart beat in order to pump the blood around the body because someone's heart has stopped or isn't beating properly.
What Latin word means chest?
Chest, as in trunk: Cista, -ae, f Chest, as in abdomine: Corpus, -i, m
What is the plural form that means chest?
The plural form for the noun chest is chests.
How do you beat Level 1 on Mindscape?
get the gold chest or find the wisest man!
What are gorilla instincts?
they beat there chest when they see prey or a female gorilla
