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An example use of chest in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… pounding your chest because your ego is …”
Chest is a part of the body that is used for breathing and contains the heart and lungs.
the word chest occurs in english on average 36.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.