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pat on the back

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a pat on the back
if you give someone a pat on the back, you praise them for something good that they have done. She deserves a pat on the back for keeping things going while you were away. (often + for)
See also: back, pat

pat someone on the back

a pat on the back - if you give someone a pat on the back, you praise them for something good that they have done. Too many people are patting the players on the back and telling them how great they are.
See also: back, pat

a pat on the back
praise. The White House gave her a pat on the back Thursday, when the president said she was a highly valued member of his staff.
Related vocabulary: a kick in the butt
See also: back, pat

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Trust Bishopriggs--when puir human nature wants a bit pat on the back, trust Bishopriggs.
There was never a Kerry man yet that wudn't sell his brother for a pipe o' tobacco an' a pat on the back from a p'liceman.
 
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