pat

After the BLS announcement, Wall Street investors bet more money on the odds of the Fed standing pat at its December meeting.

Her eyes are moving a mile a minute as she pats herself down.

“Now, as for the Russia/England problem . . .” But the boys had already lost interest and were trying to pat Veronika’s cheeks with their dirty hands.

“Now, now. A little mayhem never hurt anyone,” Alexander said, and patted his sister on the shoulder.

After a long, frozen pause, Lady Constance stiffly patted her mother-in-law on the back.