pat on the back
Example Sentences
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Of course, it's different when you have Gabriel scoring loads of goals from set-pieces, but you do your job and then you get your pat on the back when you start to create history with your clean sheets.
From BBC
"She's coming on the stage with me, and I'll give her a little pat on the back."
From BBC
They deserve a huge pat on the back for that.
From Los Angeles Times
On climate change, California deserves a big pat on the back for at least acknowledging the crisis and responding with big ideas.
From Los Angeles Times
A pat on the back because two wrongs don’t make a right?
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
